Anagrams of biotechnologies
Word biotechnologies has
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that can be made by using the letters of biotechnologies.
- technologies
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noun,
the branch of knowledge that deals with the creation and use of technical means and their interrelation with life, society, and the environment, drawing upon such subjects as industrial arts, engineering, applied science, and pure science.
- ethnologies
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noun,
a branch of anthropology that analyzes cultures, especially in regard to their historical development and the similarities and dissimilarities between them.
- biogenetics
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noun,
genetic engineering.
- ontologies
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noun,
the branch of metaphysics that studies the nature of existence or being as such.
- etiologies
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noun,
Pathology.
the study of the causes of diseases.
the cause or origin of a disease.
- ethologies
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noun,
the study of animal behavior with emphasis on the behavioral patterns that occur in natural environments.
- Eneolithic
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adjective,
Chalcolithic.
- Neo-Gothic
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adjective,
of, relating to, or designating chiefly a style of architecture in which gothic motifs and forms are imitated.
- oncologies
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noun,
the branch of medical science dealing with tumors, including the origin, development, diagnosis, and treatment of malignant neoplasms.
- theologies
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noun,
the field of study and analysis that treats of God and of God's attributes and relations to the universe; study of divine things or religious truth; divinity.
- theogonies
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noun,
the origin of the gods.
- cetologies
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noun,
the branch of zoology dealing with whales and dolphins.
- oenologies
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noun,
the science of viniculture.
- bilection
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noun,
bolection.
- bilestone
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noun,
gallstone.
- Telchines
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plural noun,
nine dog-headed monsters, inhabiting the sea, who as great artisans crafted the sickle of Cronus and the trident of Poseidon.
- otologies
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noun,
the science of the ear and its diseases.
- schooling
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noun,
the process of being taught in a school.
- bioethics
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noun,
a field of study concerned with the ethics and philosophical implications of certain biological and medical procedures, technologies, and treatments, as organ transplants, genetic engineering, and care of the terminally ill.
- Oligocene
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adjective,
noting or pertaining to an epoch of the Tertiary Period, occurring from 40 to 25 million years ago.
- biologics
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noun,
commercial products derived from biotechnology.
- biologies
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noun,
the science of life or living matter in all its forms and phenomena, especially with reference to origin, growth, reproduction, structure, and behavior.
- biologist
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noun,
a specialist in biology.
- etiologic
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adjective,
of or relating to causes or origins.
- Gibeonite
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noun,
one of the inhabitants of Gibeon, who were condemned by Joshua to be hewers of wood and drawers of water for the Israelites. Josh. 9.
- selection
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noun,
an act or instance of selecting or the state of being selected; choice.
- blighties
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noun,
(often initial capital letter) England as one's native land; England as home:
- lecithins
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noun,
Biochemistry. any of a group of phospholipids, occurring in animal and plant tissues and egg yolk, composed of units of choline, phosphoric acid, fatty acids, and glycerol.
- enologies
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noun,
oenology.
- bolection
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noun,
a raised molding, especially one having flat edges and a raised center, for framing a panel, doorway, fireplace, etc.
- Bolognese
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Bologna.
- ecologies
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noun,
the branch of biology dealing with the relations and interactions between organisms and their environment, including other organisms.
- eclogites
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noun,
a rock consisting of a granular aggregate of green pyroxene and red garnet, often containing kyanite, silvery mica, quartz, and pyrite.
- Congolese
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noun,
an inhabitant or native of the People's Republic of the Congo or of the Congo region.
- coenobite
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noun,
cenobite.
- clothings
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noun,
garments collectively; clothes; raiment; apparel.
- chitlings
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noun,
chitterlings.
- cenobites
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noun,
a member of a religious order living in a convent or community.
- insectile
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adjective,
pertaining to or like an insect.
- Gilsonite
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noun,
an extremely pure asphalt particularly valuable for the manufacture of paints and varnishes.
- neologies
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noun,
neologism.
- Neolithic
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adjective,
(sometimes lowercase) Anthropology. of, relating to, or characteristic of the last phase of the Stone Age, marked by the domestication of animals, the development of agriculture, and the manufacture of pottery and textiles: commonly thought to have begun c9000–8000 b.c. in the Middle East.
Compare Mesolithic, Paleolithic.
- centiles
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noun,
(not in technical use) a percentile.
- colonist
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noun,
an inhabitant of a colony.
- Colonies
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noun,
a group of people who leave their native country to form in a new land a settlement subject to, or connected with, the parent nation.
- binocles
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noun,
binocular (def 1).
- colognes
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noun,
a mildly perfumed toilet water; eau de Cologne.
- schoolie
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noun,
a fish that swims within a school.
- colistin
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noun,
a toxic antibiotic polypeptide, C 45 H 85 O 10 N 13 , produced by the bacterium Bacillus colistinus, used in sulfate form against a broad spectrum of microorganisms and in the treatment of severe gastroenteritis.
- Othoniel
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noun,
Othniel.
- coitions
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noun,
coitus.
- cohesion
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noun,
the act or state of cohering, uniting, or sticking together.
- cohenite
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noun,
a rare microscopic mineral, carbide of iron, nickel, or cobalt, (Fe, Ni, Co) 3 C, found in lunar rocks and some meteorites.
- helicons
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noun,
a coiled tuba carried over the shoulder and used especially in military bands.
- glitches
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noun,
a defect or malfunction in a machine or plan.
- toolings
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noun,
work done with a tool or tools; tooled ornamentation, as on wood, stone, or leather.
- biltongs
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noun,
(in South Africa) strips of lean meat dried in the open air.
- bootheel
-
noun,
an area of SE Missouri where the Missouri-Arkansas border dips southward forming a rectangular-shaped extension of the state.
- soothing
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adjective,
that soothes:
- neglects
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noun,
an act or instance of neglecting; disregard; negligence:
- clothing
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noun,
garments collectively; clothes; raiment; apparel.
- bootlegs
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noun,
alcoholic liquor unlawfully made, sold, or transported, without registration or payment of taxes.
- oologies
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noun,
the branch of ornithology that studies birds' eggs.
- close-in
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adjective,
near, as to a common center; adjacent, especially to a city:
- histogen
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noun,
a region in a plant in which tissues differentiate.
- conglobe
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verb (used with or without object),
to conglobate.
- lightens
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verb (used with object),
to give light to; illuminate:
- logistic
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noun,
symbolic logic.
- shieling
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noun,
a pasture or grazing ground.
- niceties
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noun,
a delicate or fine point; punctilio:
- enclothe
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verb (used with object),
clothe (def 3).
- silicone
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noun,
any of a number of polymers containing alternate silicon and oxygen atoms, as (–Si–O–Si–O–) n, whose properties are determined by the organic groups attached to the silicon atoms, and that are fluid, resinous, rubbery, extremely stable in high temperatures, and water-repellent: used as adhesives, lubricants, and hydraulic oils and in electrical insulation, cosmetics, etc.
- blotches
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noun,
a large, irregular spot or blot.
- etchings
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noun,
the act or process of making designs or pictures on a metal plate, glass, etc., by the corrosive action of an acid instead of by a burin.
- election
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noun,
the selection of a person or persons for office by vote.
- eighties
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noun,
a cardinal number, ten times eight.
- egoistic
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adjective,
pertaining to or of the nature of egoism.
- egestion
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noun,
the process of egesting; the voiding of the refuse of digestion.
- neoliths
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noun,
a Neolithic stone implement.
- ecotones
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noun,
the transition zone between two different plant communities, as that between forest and prairie.
- one-shot
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noun,
a magazine, brochure, or the like that is published only one time, with no subsequent issues intended, usually containing articles and photographs devoted to one topical subject.
- sheeting
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noun,
the act of covering with or forming into a sheet or sheets.
- blenches
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verb (used without object),
to shrink; flinch; quail:
- genetics
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noun,
Biology. the science of heredity, dealing with resemblances and differences of related organisms resulting from the interaction of their genes and the environment.
- eclosion
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noun,
the emergence of an adult insect from its pupal case.
- eclogite
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noun,
a rock consisting of a granular aggregate of green pyroxene and red garnet, often containing kyanite, silvery mica, quartz, and pyrite.
- gentiles
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noun,
a person who is not Jewish, especially a Christian.
- echelons
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noun,
a level of command, authority, or rank:
Synonyms: place, rank, hierarchy, authority, grade, office; row, tier, rung; social standing, position, class, standing.
- ebonites
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noun,
vulcanite.
- biotechs
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noun,
biotechnology.
- seicento
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noun,
the 17th century, with reference to the Italian art or literature of that period.
- lignites
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noun,
a soft coal, usually dark brown, often having a distinct woodlike texture, and intermediate in density and carbon content between peat and bituminous coal.
- Steichen
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noun,
Edward, 1879–1973, U.S. photographer.
- Binchois
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noun,
Gilles [Dutch khil-uh s;; French zheel] /Dutch ˈxɪl əs;; French ʒil/ (Show IPA), or Egidius [Dutch ey-khee-dee-oo s] /Dutch eɪˈxi diˌʊs/ (Show IPA), c1400–60, Flemish composer.
- hotlines
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noun,
hot line.
- itchings
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noun,
itch.
- Stilicho
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noun,
Flavius [fley-vee-uh s] /ˈfleɪ vi əs/ (Show IPA), a.d. 359?–408, Roman general and statesman.
- cholines
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noun,
Biochemistry. a quaternary ammonium cation, C 5 H 14 N + O, one of the B-complex vitamins, found in the lecithin of many plants and animals.
- obsolete
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adjective,
no longer in general use; fallen into disuse:
- cholents
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noun,
a stewed or baked dish, especially of meat and beans, served on the Sabbath but cooked the day before or overnight over a slow fire.
- lecithin
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noun,
Biochemistry. any of a group of phospholipids, occurring in animal and plant tissues and egg yolk, composed of units of choline, phosphoric acid, fatty acids, and glycerol.
- tensible
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adjective,
capable of being stretched; tensile.
- inositol
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noun,
Biochemistry. a compound, C 6 H 12 O 6 , derivative of cyclohexane, widely distributed in plants and seeds as phytin, and occurring in animal tissue and in urine: an essential growth factor for animal life, present in the vitamin B complex.
- cenobite
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noun,
a member of a religious order living in a convent or community.
- stilbene
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noun,
a colorless to slightly yellow, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C 14 H 12 , used chiefly in the manufacture of dyes (stilbene dyes)
- Nobelist
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noun,
a person who is awarded a Nobel prize.
- beltings
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noun,
material for belts.
- isotonic
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adjective,
Also, isosmotic. Physical Chemistry. noting or pertaining to solutions characterized by equal osmotic pressure.
Compare hypertonic (def 2), hypotonic (def 2).
- Togolese
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of the Republic of Togo.
- isogonic
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noun,
isogonal line.
- obligees
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noun,
Law.
a person to whom another is obligated or bound.
a person to whom a bond is given.
- isocolon
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noun,
a figure of speech or sentence having a parallel structure formed by the use of two or more clauses, or cola, of similar length, as “The bigger they are, the harder they fall.”.
- isocline
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noun,
a fold of strata so tightly compressed that both limbs dip in the same direction.
- oenochoe
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noun,
oinochoe.
- lenities
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noun,
the quality or state of being mild or gentle, as toward others.
- Holocene
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noun,
recent (def 5).
- Belitong
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noun,
Billiton.
- Leighton
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noun,
Frederick (Baron Leighton of Stretton) 1830–96, English painter and sculptor.
- holistic
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adjective,
incorporating the concept of holism, or the idea that the whole is more than merely the sum of its parts, in theory or practice:
- oilstone
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noun,
a block of fine-grained stone, usually oiled, for putting the final edge on certain cutting tools by abrasion.
- beignets
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noun,
a fritter or doughnut.
- lections
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noun,
a version of a passage in a particular copy or edition of a text; a variant reading.
- oinochoe
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noun,
a wine pitcher or jug, characterized by a curved handle extending from the lip to the shoulder, and a round or trefoil mouth.
- betonies
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noun,
a plant, Stachys (formerly Betonica) officinalis, of the mint family, having hairy leaves and dense spikes of purple flowers, formerly used in medicine and dyeing.
- Holstein
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noun,
Also called Holstein-Friesian [hohl-stahyn-free-zhuh n, -steen-] /ˈhoʊl staɪnˈfri ʒən, -stin-/ (Show IPA). one of a breed of black-and-white dairy cattle, raised originally in North Holland and Friesland, that yields large quantities of milk having a low content of butterfat.
- cineoles
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noun,
a colorless, oily, slightly water-soluble liquid terpene ether, C 10 H 18 O, having a camphorlike odor and a pungent, spicy, cooling taste, found in eucalyptus, cajeput, and other essential oils: used in flavoring, perfumery, and medicine chiefly as an expectorant.
- ichnites
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noun,
a fossil footprint.
- ecotone
-
noun,
the transition zone between two different plant communities, as that between forest and prairie.
- cenotes
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noun,
a deep natural well or sinkhole, especially in Central America, formed by the collapse of surface limestone that exposes ground water underneath, and sometimes used by the ancient Mayans for sacrificial offerings.
- elicits
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verb (used with object),
to draw or bring out or forth; educe; evoke:
- neolith
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noun,
a Neolithic stone implement.
- centile
-
noun,
(not in technical use) a percentile.
- logions
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noun,
a traditional saying or maxim, as of a religious teacher.
- echino-
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- enclose
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verb (used with object),
to shut or hem in; close in on all sides:
- sleight
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noun,
skill; dexterity.
- lotions
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noun,
Pharmacology. a liquid, usually aqueous or sometimes alcoholic preparation containing insoluble material in the form of a suspension or emulsion, intended for external application without rubbing, in such skin conditions as itching, infection, allergy, pain, or the like.
- ceiling
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noun,
the overhead interior surface of a room.
- eloigns
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verb (used with object),
to remove to a distance, especially to take beyond the jurisdiction of a law court.
- techno-
-
- Elohist
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noun,
a writer of one of the major sources of the Hexateuch, in which God is characteristically referred to as Elohim rather than Yahweh.
- elision
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noun,
the omission of a vowel, consonant, or syllable in pronunciation.
- singlet
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noun,
a sleeveless athletic jersey, especially a loose-fitting top worn by runners, joggers, etc.
- echelon
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noun,
a level of command, authority, or rank:
Synonyms: place, rank, hierarchy, authority, grade, office; row, tier, rung; social standing, position, class, standing.
- technol
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- elegist
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noun,
the author of an elegy.
- elegits
-
noun,
a writ of execution against a judgment debtor's goods, property, or land, held by the judgment creditor until payment of the debt, as from rents on the land.
- stencil
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noun,
a device for applying a pattern, design, words, etc., to a surface, consisting of a thin sheet of cardboard, metal, or other material from which figures or letters have been cut out, a coloring substance, ink, etc., being rubbed, brushed, or pressed over the sheet, passing through the perforations and onto the surface.
- coontie
-
noun,
either of two arrowroots, Zamia integrifolia or Z. floridana, of Florida, having a short trunk, pinnate leaves, and cones: Z. floridana is an endangered species.
- loobies
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noun,
an awkward person, especially one who is lazy or stupid; lout; lubber.
- cineole
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noun,
a colorless, oily, slightly water-soluble liquid terpene ether, C 10 H 18 O, having a camphorlike odor and a pungent, spicy, cooling taste, found in eucalyptus, cajeput, and other essential oils: used in flavoring, perfumery, and medicine chiefly as an expectorant.
- Cologne
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noun,
a mildly perfumed toilet water; eau de Cologne.
- choline
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noun,
Biochemistry. a quaternary ammonium cation, C 5 H 14 N + O, one of the B-complex vitamins, found in the lecithin of many plants and animals.
- coition
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noun,
coitus.
- coignes
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noun, verb (used with object),
quoin.
- coesite
-
noun,
a rare form of silicon dioxide, a denser polymorph of quartz, originally synthesized from quartz at high temperatures and pressures: later discovered in nature.
- Stiegel
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noun,
Henry William, 1729–85, German iron and glass manufacturer in America.
- stibine
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noun,
a colorless, slightly water-soluble, poisonous gas, SbH 3 , usually produced by the reaction of dilute hydrochloric acid with an alloy of antimony and either zinc or magnesium.
- Chi-tse
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noun,
Ki Tse.
- clothes
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plural noun,
garments for the body; articles of dress; wearing apparel.
- closing
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noun,
the end or conclusion, as of a speech.
- sthenic
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adjective,
sturdy; heavily and strongly built.
- neglect
-
noun,
an act or instance of neglecting; disregard; negligence:
- clootie
-
noun,
(usually initial capital letter) cloot (def 2).
- longies
-
noun,
long underwear, especially for winter use.
- cholent
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noun,
a stewed or baked dish, especially of meat and beans, served on the Sabbath but cooked the day before or overnight over a slow fire.
- coltish
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adjective,
playful; frolicsome.
- ebonite
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noun,
vulcanite.
- citoles
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noun,
cittern.
- ebonist
-
noun,
a worker in ebony.
- ebonies
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noun,
a hard, heavy, durable wood, most highly prized when black, from various tropical trees of the genus Diospyros, as D. ebenum of southern India and Sri Lanka, used for cabinetwork, ornamental objects, etc.
- Chinese
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noun,
the standard language of China, based on the speech of Beijing; Mandarin.
- sociol.
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- chitins
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noun,
a nitrogen-containing polysaccharide, related chemically to cellulose, that forms a semitransparent horny substance and is a principal constituent of the exoskeleton, or outer covering, of insects, crustaceans, and arachnids.
- costing
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noun,
cost accounting.
- solicit
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verb (used with object),
to seek for (something) by entreaty, earnest or respectful request, formal application, etc.:
- soliton
-
- coolths
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noun,
coolness.
- console
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noun,
Also called game(s) console, gaming console, video-game console. a computer system specially made for playing video games by connecting it to a television or other display for video and sound.
- longish
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adjective,
somewhat long.
- chitons
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noun,
Also called sea cradle. a mollusk of the class Amphineura, having a mantle covered with calcareous plates, found adhering to rocks.
- congest
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verb (used with object),
to fill to excess; overcrowd or overburden; clog:
- congees
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noun,
congé.
- silicon
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noun,
a nonmetallic element, having amorphous and crystalline forms, occurring in a combined state in minerals and rocks and constituting more than one fourth of the earth's crust: used in steelmaking, alloys, etc. Symbol: Si; atomic weight: 28.086; atomic number: 14; specific gravity: 2.4 at 20°C.
- lenitic
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adjective,
lentic.
- English
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noun,
the people of England collectively, especially as distinguished from the Scots, Welsh, and Irish.
- Lesotho
-
noun,
a monarchy in S Africa: formerly a British protectorate; gained independence 1966; member of the Commonwealth of Nations. 11,716 sq. mi. (30,344 sq. km). Capital: Maseru.
- ologies
-
noun,
any science or branch of knowledge.
- Holbein
-
noun,
Hans [hahns] /hɑns/ (Show IPA), ("the elder") 1465?–1524, German painter.
- nitchie
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to a North-American Indian.
- onliest
-
Idioms,
only too,
as a matter of fact; extremely:
unfortunately; very:
- Leotine
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noun,
a female given name.
- histone
-
noun,
any of a group of five small basic proteins, occurring in the nucleus of eukaryotic cells, that organize DNA strands into nucleosomes by forming molecular complexes around which the DNA winds.
- oolites
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noun,
a limestone composed of minute rounded concretions resembling fish roe, in some places altered to ironstone by replacement with iron oxide.
- ooliths
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noun,
any of the component concretions of a piece of oolite.
- oolongs
-
noun,
a brown or amber tea grown in China and Taiwan and partially fermented before being dried.
- Oshogbo
-
noun,
a city in SW Nigeria.
- hotline
-
noun,
hot line.
- letches
-
noun,
a lecherous desire or craving.
- Hengist
-
noun,
died a.d. 488? chief of the Jutes: with his brother Horsa led the Teutonic invasion of southern Britain c440.
- Hengelo
-
noun,
a city in the E Netherlands.
- henbits
-
noun,
a common weed, Lamium amplexicaule, of the mint family, having rounded leaves and small purplish flowers.
- Heloise
-
noun,
1101?–64, French abbess: pupil of and secretly married to Pierre Abélard.
Compare Abélard.
- Helicon
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noun,
a coiled tuba carried over the shoulder and used especially in military bands.
- helico-
-
- helices
-
noun,
a plural of helix.
- ostiole
-
noun,
Biology. a small opening or pore, especially in the fruiting body of a fungus.
- hostile
-
noun,
a person or thing that is antagonistic or unfriendly.
- 2,4,5-t
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noun,
a light-tan, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 5 Cl 3 O 3 , used chiefly for killing weeds.
- Othniel
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noun,
a judge of Israel. Judges 3:9.
- obligee
-
noun,
Law.
a person to whom another is obligated or bound.
a person to whom a bond is given.
- lection
-
noun,
a version of a passage in a particular copy or edition of a text; a variant reading.
- lectins
-
noun,
any of a group of proteins that bind to particular carbohydrates in the manner of an antibody and are commonly extracted from plants for use as an agglutinin, as in clumping red blood cells for blood typing.
- noetics
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noun,
the science of the intellect or of pure thought; reasoning.
- notches
-
noun,
an angular or V -shaped cut, indentation, or slit in an object, surface, or edge.
- itching
-
noun,
itch.
- notices
-
noun,
an announcement or intimation of something impending; warning:
- isotone
-
noun,
one of two or more atoms having an equal number of neutrons but different atomic numbers.
- isoline
-
noun,
isogram.
- Ionesco
-
noun,
Eugène [French œ-zhen;; English yoo-jeen,, yoo-jeen] /French œˈʒɛn;; English yuˈdʒin,, ˈyu dʒin/ (Show IPA), 1912–94, French playwright, born in Romania.
- iolites
-
noun,
cordierite.
- ichnite
-
noun,
a fossil footprint.
- obliges
-
verb (used with object),
to require or constrain, as by law, command, conscience, or force of necessity.
- oblongs
-
noun,
an oblong figure.
- insight
-
noun,
an instance of apprehending the true nature of a thing, especially through intuitive understanding:
- inclose
-
verb (used with object),
enclose.
- incites
-
verb (used with object),
to stir, encourage, or urge on; stimulate or prompt to action:
- obscene
-
adjective,
offensive to morality or decency; indecent; depraved:
- ocelots
-
noun,
a spotted leopardlike cat, Felis pardalis, ranging from Texas through South America: now greatly reduced in number and endangered in the U.S.
- ignoble
-
adjective,
of low character, aims, etc.; mean; base:
- ignites
-
verb (used with object),
to set on fire; kindle.
- lentigo
-
noun,
a freckle or other pigmented spot.
- hebetic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or occurring in puberty.
- Nilotic
-
noun,
a group of languages belonging to the Eastern Sudanic branch of Nilo-Saharan, and including Dinka, Luo, Masai, and Nandi.
- silence
-
noun,
absence of any sound or noise; stillness.
- listing
-
noun,
a list; record; catalog.
- genetic
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adjective,
Biology. pertaining or according to genetics.
- genesic
-
adjective,
pertaining to genesis or reproduction; genetic.
- lengths
-
noun,
the longest extent of anything as measured from end to end:
- Shelton
-
noun,
a city in SW Connecticut.
- Nichols
-
noun,
John, born 1940, U.S. novelist.
- shingle
-
noun,
a thin piece of wood, slate, metal, asbestos, or the like, usually oblong, laid in overlapping rows to cover the roofs and walls of buildings.
- etoiles
-
noun,
a star or something shaped like a star.
- lisente
-
noun,
plural of sente.
- Nichole
-
noun,
a female given name.
- litchis
-
noun,
the fruit of a Chinese tree, Litchi chinensis, of the soapberry family, consisting of a thin, brittle shell enclosing a sweet, jellylike pulp and a single seed.
- genoise
-
noun,
a light yellow cake made with eggs and butter and typically layered, filled, and frosted or made into petits fours for serving.
- ethnol.
-
- ethnics
-
noun,
a member of an ethnic group.
- ethions
-
noun,
a highly toxic organophosphate, C 9 H 22 O 4 P 2 S 3, used as a pesticide.
- etching
-
noun,
the act or process of making designs or pictures on a metal plate, glass, etc., by the corrosive action of an acid instead of by a burin.
- shoo-in
-
noun,
a candidate, competitor, etc., regarded as certain to win.
- sibling
-
noun,
a brother or sister.
- eoliths
-
noun,
a chipped stone of the late Tertiary Period in Europe once thought to have been flaked by humans but now known to be the product of natural, nonhuman agencies.
- entoils
-
verb (used with object),
to take in toils; ensnare; enmesh.
- entices
-
verb (used with object),
to lead on by exciting hope or desire; allure; inveigle:
- genito-
-
- Gentile
-
noun,
a person who is not Jewish, especially a Christian.
- gothics
-
noun,
(usually initial capital letter) the arts and crafts of the Gothic period.
- lighten
-
verb (used with object),
to give light to; illuminate:
- Nilotes
-
noun,
a member of any of several indigenous black peoples of the Sudan and eastern Africa.
- Gobelin
-
adjective,
made at the tapestry factory established in Paris in the 15th century by the Gobelins, a French family of dyers and weavers.
- Gnostic
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) a member of any of certain sects among the early Christians who claimed to have superior knowledge of spiritual matters, and explained the world as created by powers or agencies arising as emanations from the Godhead.
- scolion
-
noun,
a song sung at banquets in ancient Greece.
- license
-
noun,
formal permission from a governmental or other constituted authority to do something, as to carry on some business or profession.
- globose
-
adjective,
having the shape of a globe; globelike.
- globins
-
noun,
the protein component of hemoglobin, made up of alpha and beta chains.
- nightie
-
noun,
a nightgown.
- glisten
-
noun,
a glistening; sparkle.
- lignite
-
noun,
a soft coal, usually dark brown, often having a distinct woodlike texture, and intermediate in density and carbon content between peat and bituminous coal.
- gentles
-
adjective,
kindly; amiable:
- sectile
-
adjective,
capable of being cut smoothly with a knife.
- section
-
noun,
a part that is cut off or separated.
- giocoso
-
adjective, adverb,
merry; playful.
- giblets
-
plural noun,
the heart, liver, gizzard, and the like, of a fowl, often cooked separately.
- lingoes
-
noun,
the language and speech, especially the jargon, slang, or argot, of a particular field, group, or individual:
- ghiblis
-
noun,
a hot dust-bearing wind of the North African desert.
- Nicolet
-
noun,
Jean [zhahn] /ʒɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1598–1642, French explorer in America.
- selenic
-
adjective,
of or containing selenium, especially in the hexavalent state.
- seleno-
-
- Gentoos
-
noun,
a Hindu.
- sheitel
-
noun,
a wig worn by certain Orthodox Jewish married women in keeping with an old rabbinical precept that forbids a woman to leave her hair uncovered in the sight of a man other than her husband.
- colitis
-
noun,
inflammation of the colon.
- biotech
-
noun,
biotechnology.
- benches
-
noun,
a long seat for several persons:
- booting
-
noun,
the practice of dealing with scofflaws by attaching a boot to the wheel of a car, immobilizing it until its owner reports to the police or pays delinquent fines.
- boneset
-
noun,
any composite plant of the genus Eupatorium, especially E. perfoliatum, of North America, having white flowers in a flat-topped cluster.
- tiglons
-
noun,
the offspring of a male tiger and a female lion.
- belting
-
noun,
material for belts.
- botches
-
noun,
a clumsy or poor piece of work; mess; bungle:
- bootees
-
noun,
Also, bootie. a baby's socklike shoe, usually knitted or crocheted, and calf-length or shorter.
- blights
-
noun,
Plant Pathology.
the rapid and extensive discoloration, wilting, and death of plant tissues.
a disease so characterized.
- tingles
-
noun,
a tingling sensation.
- biogens
-
noun,
a hypothetical protein molecule, large and unstable, once assumed to be basic to fundamental biological processes.
- boonies
-
noun,
Informal. boondocks.
- Bolshie
-
noun,
Bolshevik.
- thionic
-
adjective,
of or relating to sulfur.
- tooling
-
noun,
work done with a tool or tools; tooled ornamentation, as on wood, stone, or leather.
- bionics
-
noun,
the study of how humans and animals perform certain tasks and solve certain problems, and of the application of the findings to the design of electronic devices and mechanical parts.
- beignet
-
noun,
a fritter or doughnut.
- tilings
-
noun,
the operation of covering with tiles.
- behenic
-
adjective,
of or derived from behenic acid; docosanoic.
- bothies
-
noun,
a hut or small cottage.
- botonee
-
adjective,
(of a cross) having arms terminating in the form of a trefoil:
- bitches
-
noun,
a female dog:
- benthos
-
noun,
the biogeographic region that includes the bottom of a lake, sea, or ocean, and the littoral and supralittoral zones of the shore.
- theines
-
noun,
caffeine, especially in tea.
- biotins
-
noun,
a crystalline, water-soluble vitamin, C 10 H 16 O 3 N 2 S, of the vitamin B complex, that is present in all living cells and functions as a growth factor and as a catalyst in carboxylation reactions.
- boiling
-
noun,
the act or an instance of boiling.
- tensile
-
adjective,
of or relating to tension:
- belches
-
noun,
an instance of belching; eructation.
- benthic
-
adjective,
of or relating to a benthos.
- bongoes
-
noun,
a reddish-brown antelope, Taurotragus eurycerus, of the forests of tropical Africa, having white stripes and large, spirally twisted horns.
- bingies
-
noun,
belly.
- toeshoe
-
noun,
a dance slipper fitted with a thick, reinforced toe to enable the ballet dancer to toe-dance.
- tenches
-
noun,
a freshwater food fish, Tinca tinca, of Europe and Asia that can survive short periods out of water.
- bethels
-
noun,
a sacred area or sanctuary. Gen. 28:19.
- belongs
-
Verb phrases,
belong to,
to be the property of:
to be a part or adjunct of:
- biltong
-
noun,
(in South Africa) strips of lean meat dried in the open air.
- bonitos
-
noun,
any mackerellike fish of the genus Sarda, as S. sarda, of the Atlantic Ocean.
- bootleg
-
noun,
alcoholic liquor unlawfully made, sold, or transported, without registration or payment of taxes.
- binocle
-
noun,
binocular (def 1).
- Bontocs
-
noun,
Bontok.
- eloign
-
verb (used with object),
to remove to a distance, especially to take beyond the jurisdiction of a law court.
- Eloise
-
noun,
a female given name.
- entoil
-
verb (used with object),
to take in toils; ensnare; enmesh.
- enlist
-
verb (used with object),
to engage for military service:
- ocelot
-
noun,
a spotted leopardlike cat, Felis pardalis, ranging from Texas through South America: now greatly reduced in number and endangered in the U.S.
- incite
-
verb (used with object),
to stir, encourage, or urge on; stimulate or prompt to action:
- tholes
-
noun,
a pin, or either of two pins, inserted into a gunwale to provide a fulcrum for an oar.
- elites
-
noun,
(often used with a plural verb) the choice or best of anything considered collectively, as of a group or class of persons.
- thongs
-
noun,
a strip of material, especially of leather or hide, used to fasten or secure something.
- toe-in
-
noun,
the slight forward convergence given to the front wheels of an automobile to improve steering qualities.
- insect
-
noun,
any animal of the class Insecta, comprising small, air-breathing arthropods having the body divided into three parts (head, thorax, and abdomen), and having three pairs of legs and usually two pairs of wings.
- eolith
-
noun,
a chipped stone of the late Tertiary Period in Europe once thought to have been flaked by humans but now known to be the product of natural, nonhuman agencies.
- Ticino
-
noun,
a canton in S Switzerland. 1086 sq. mi. (2813 sq. km). Capital: Bellinzona.
- Iletin
-
- elints
-
noun,
the gathering of military or other intelligence through the monitoring of electronic signals other than voice communications, as satellite transmissions, rocket telemetry, and radar.
- ochone
-
interjection,
ohone.
- oboist
-
noun,
a player of the oboe.
- ingots
-
noun,
a mass of metal cast in a convenient form for shaping, remelting, or refining.
- inches
-
noun,
a unit of length, 1/12 (0.0833) foot, equivalent to 2.54 centimeters.
- oboles
-
noun,
a silver-alloy coin of France issued during the Middle Ages, the 24th part of a sol, or one-half denier.
- incest
-
noun,
sexual intercourse between closely related persons.
- enisle
-
verb (used with object),
to make an island of.
- Engels
-
noun,
Friedrich [free-drikh] /ˈfri drɪx/ (Show IPA), 1820–95, German socialist in England: collaborated with Karl Marx in systematizing Marxism.
- signet
-
noun,
a small seal, as on a finger ring.
- incise
-
verb (used with object),
to cut into; cut marks, figures, etc., upon.
- silent
-
noun,
Usually, silents. silent films.
- incogs
-
adjective, adverb, noun,
incognita or incognito.
- bogles
-
noun,
a bogy; specter.
- Ingles
-
noun,
a fire burning in a hearth.
- ensile
-
verb (used with object),
to preserve (green fodder) in a silo.
- entice
-
verb (used with object),
to lead on by exciting hope or desire; allure; inveigle:
- tholos
-
noun,
a circular building.
a small, round structure, as a lantern.
a circular subterranean tomb, lined with masonry.
- signee
-
noun,
a person who signs a document, register, etc.; signer; signatory:
- ingest
-
verb (used with object),
to take, as food, into the body (opposed to egest).
- Bohlen
-
noun,
Charles Eustis [yoo-stis] /ˈyu stɪs/ (Show IPA), ("Chip") 1904–74, U.S. diplomat.
- Silone
-
noun,
Ignazio [ee-nyah-tsyaw] /iˈnyɑ tsyɔ/ (Show IPA), (Secondo Tranquilli) 1900–78, Italian author.
- Enochs
-
noun,
the father of Methuselah. Gen. 5:22.
- lotion
-
noun,
Pharmacology. a liquid, usually aqueous or sometimes alcoholic preparation containing insoluble material in the form of a suspension or emulsion, intended for external application without rubbing, in such skin conditions as itching, infection, allergy, pain, or the like.
- elicit
-
verb (used with object),
to draw or bring out or forth; educe; evoke:
- leches
-
noun,
a lecherous desire or craving.
- itches
-
noun,
the sensation of itching.
- toiles
-
noun,
any of various transparent linens and cottons.
- things
-
noun,
a material object without life or consciousness; an inanimate object.
- Belsen
-
noun,
locality in NW Germany: site of Nazi concentration camp during World War II.
- Nostoc
-
noun,
any freshwater, blue-green alga of the genus Nostoc, often occurring in jellylike colonies in moist places.
- snitch
-
noun,
Also called snitcher. an informer.
- sobeit
-
conjunction,
if it be so that; provided that.
- cteno-
-
- no-hit
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or noting a game in which a pitcher allows no base hits to the opposing team:
- socio-
-
- costo-
-
- Belton
-
noun,
a town in W Missouri.
- COSINE
-
noun,
Trigonometry.
(in a right triangle) the ratio of the side adjacent to a given angle to the hypotenuse.
the sine of the complement of a given angle or arc. Abbreviation: cos.
- cosign
-
verb (used with or without object),
to sign as a cosigner.
- soigne
-
adjective,
carefully or elegantly done, operated, or designed.
- belong
-
Verb phrases,
belong to,
to be the property of:
to be a part or adjunct of:
- lectin
-
noun,
any of a group of proteins that bind to particular carbohydrates in the manner of an antibody and are commonly extracted from plants for use as an agglutinin, as in clumping red blood cells for blood typing.
- Beloit
-
noun,
a city in S Wisconsin.
- cootie
-
noun,
a louse, especially one affecting humans, as the body louse, head louse, or pubic louse.
- Solent
-
noun,
The, a channel between the Isle of Wight and the mainland of S England. 2–5 miles (3.2–8 km) wide.
- bongos
-
noun,
a reddish-brown antelope, Taurotragus eurycerus, of the forests of tropical Africa, having white stripes and large, spirally twisted horns.
- Belgic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the Belgae.
- bonito
-
noun,
any mackerellike fish of the genus Sarda, as S. sarda, of the Atlantic Ocean.
- notice
-
noun,
an announcement or intimation of something impending; warning:
- echoes
-
noun,
a repetition of sound produced by the reflection of sound waves from a wall, mountain, or other obstructing surface.
- insole
-
noun,
the inner sole of a shoe or boot.
- iolite
-
noun,
cordierite.
- instil
-
verb (used with object),
instill.
- elegit
-
noun,
a writ of execution against a judgment debtor's goods, property, or land, held by the judgment creditor until payment of the debt, as from rents on the land.
- elects
-
noun,
a person or the persons chosen or worthy to be chosen.
- oblong
-
noun,
an oblong figure.
- elect.
-
- Benoit
-
noun,
Pierre [pyer] /pyɛr/ (Show IPA), (or Peter) Léonard Léopold [ley-aw-nar ley-aw-pawld] /leɪ ɔˈnar leɪ ɔˈpɔld/ (Show IPA), 1834–1901, Belgian composer.
- single
-
noun,
one person or thing; a single one.
- boites
-
noun,
a nightclub; cabaret.
- betels
-
noun,
an East Indian pepper plant, Piper betle, the leaves of which are chewed with other ingredients.
- eights
-
noun,
crazy eights.
- Thisbe
-
noun,
Pyramus and Thisbe.
- Heinie
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to a German, especially a German soldier in World War I or II.
- egoist
-
noun,
a self-centered or selfish person (opposed to altruist).
- ionics
-
noun,
Prosody. an Ionic foot, verse, or meter.
- oblige
-
verb (used with object),
to require or constrain, as by law, command, conscience, or force of necessity.
- sit-in
-
noun,
any organized protest in which a group of people peacefully occupy and refuse to leave a premises:
- obeche
-
noun,
a tropical African tree, Triplochiton scleroxylon.
- sleigh
-
noun,
a light vehicle on runners, usually open and generally horse-drawn, used especially for transporting persons over snow or ice.
- isogon
-
noun,
a polygon having all angles equal.
- ecoles
-
noun,
school1 .
- isohel
-
noun,
a line on a weather map connecting points that receive equal amounts of sunshine.
- bolson
-
noun,
a desert valley, the level of which has been raised by aggradation, usually draining into a playa.
- thiols
-
- escent
-
- ethion
-
noun,
a highly toxic organophosphate, C 9 H 22 O 4 P 2 S 3, used as a pesticide.
- ignite
-
verb (used with object),
to set on fire; kindle.
- tinsel
-
noun,
a glittering metallic substance, as copper or brass, in thin sheets, used in pieces, strips, threads, etc., to produce a sparkling effect cheaply.
- Scioto
-
noun,
a river in central Ohio, flowing S to the Ohio River. 237 miles (382 km) long.
- sclent
-
noun,
any slanting surface, as a slope.
- hinges
-
noun,
a jointed device or flexible piece on which a door, gate, shutter, lid, or other attached part turns, swings, or moves.
- oolith
-
noun,
any of the component concretions of a piece of oolite.
- biogen
-
noun,
a hypothetical protein molecule, large and unstable, once assumed to be basic to fundamental biological processes.
- globin
-
noun,
the protein component of hemoglobin, made up of alpha and beta chains.
- glitch
-
noun,
a defect or malfunction in a machine or plan.
- oolite
-
noun,
a limestone composed of minute rounded concretions resembling fish roe, in some places altered to ironstone by replacement with iron oxide.
- glints
-
noun,
a tiny, quick flash of light.
- histo-
-
- gleets
-
noun,
Pathology.
a thin, morbid discharge, as from a wound.
persistent or chronic gonorrhea.
- bicone
-
noun,
an object shaped like two cones with their bases together.
- goblet
-
noun,
a drinking glass with a foot and stem.
- scoto-
-
- glebes
-
noun,
Also called glebe land. Chiefly British. the cultivable land owned by a parish church or ecclesiastical benefice.
- hoboes
-
noun,
a tramp or vagrant.
- Hobson
-
noun,
Laura Z(ametkin) [zuh-met-kin] /zəˈmɛt kɪn/ (Show IPA), 1900–86, U.S. novelist.
- bionic
-
adjective,
utilizing electronic devices and mechanical parts to assist humans in performing difficult, dangerous, or intricate tasks, as by supplementing or duplicating parts of the body:
- seeing
-
noun,
the act of a person who sees.
- Bicols
-
noun,
Bikol.
- hogtie
-
verb (used with object),
to tie (an animal) with all four feet together.
- Gilson
-
noun,
Étienne Henry [ey-tyen ahn-ree] /eɪˈtyɛn ɑ̃ˈri/ (Show IPA), 1884–1978, French historian.
- holies
-
noun,
a place of worship; sacred place; sanctuary.
- Gibson
-
noun,
a dry martini cocktail garnished with a pearl onion.
- gobies
-
noun,
any small marine or freshwater fish of the family Gobiidae, often having the pelvic fins united to form a suctorial disk.
- goblin
-
noun,
a grotesque sprite or elf that is mischievous or malicious toward people.
- giblet
-
plural noun,
the heart, liver, gizzard, and the like, of a fowl, often cooked separately.
- henbit
-
noun,
a common weed, Lamium amplexicaule, of the mint family, having rounded leaves and small purplish flowers.
- osteo-
-
- hecto-
-
- helic-
-
- binges
-
noun,
a period or bout, usually brief, of excessive indulgence, as in eating, drinking alcoholic beverages, etc.; spree.
- binghi
-
noun,
an Aborigine.
- otiose
-
adjective,
being at leisure; idle; indolent.
- helio-
-
- Helios
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of the sun, represented as driving a chariot across the heavens; identified by the Romans with Sol.
- tinges
-
noun,
a slight degree of coloration.
- bingle
-
noun,
base hit.
- helots
-
noun,
a member of the lowest class in ancient Laconia, constituting a body of serfs who were bound to the land and were owned by the state.
Compare Perioeci, Spartiate.
- Gothic
-
noun,
(usually initial capital letter) the arts and crafts of the Gothic period.
- Hilton
-
noun,
Conrad (Nicholson) 1887–1979, U.S. hotel owner and developer.
- Goshen
-
noun,
a pastoral region in Lower Egypt, occupied by the Israelites before the Exodus. Gen. 45:10.
- bilith
-
noun,
a prehistoric structure consisting of a horizontal stone slab supported by an upright stone.
- Osetic
-
adjective, noun,
Ossetic.
- oscine
-
noun,
an oscine bird.
- School
-
noun,
an institution where instruction is given, especially to persons under college age:
- bingos
-
noun,
a form of lotto in which balls or slips, each with a number and one of the letters B, I, N, G, or O, are drawn at random and players cover the corresponding numbers printed on their cards, the winner being the first to cover five numbers in any row or diagonal or, sometimes, all numbers on the card.
- golosh
-
noun,
galosh.
- Goethe
-
noun,
Johann Wolfgang von [yoh-hahn vawlf-gahng fuh n] /ˈyoʊ hɑn ˈvɔlf gɑŋ fən/ (Show IPA), 1749–1832, German poet, dramatist, novelist, and philosopher.
- tingle
-
noun,
a tingling sensation.
- oolong
-
noun,
a brown or amber tea grown in China and Taiwan and partially fermented before being dried.
- goboes
-
noun,
a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.
- seiche
-
noun,
an occasional and sudden oscillation of the water of a lake, bay, estuary, etc., producing fluctuations in the water level and caused by wind, earthquakes, changes in barometric pressure, etc.
- biotic
-
adjective,
pertaining to life.
- igloos
-
noun,
an Eskimo house, being a dome-shaped hut usually built of blocks of hard snow.
- ethno-
-
- betise
-
noun,
lack of understanding, perception, or the like; stupidity.
- Blight
-
noun,
Plant Pathology.
the rapid and extensive discoloration, wilting, and death of plant tissues.
a disease so characterized.
- Shiite
-
noun,
a member of one of the two great religious divisions of Islam that regards Ali, the son-in-law of Muhammad, as the legitimate successor of Muhammad, and disregards the three caliphs who succeeded him.
- Shinto
-
noun,
Also, Shintoism. the native religion of Japan, primarily a system of nature and ancestor worship.
- Etoile
-
noun,
a star or something shaped like a star.
- blinis
-
plural noun,
pancakes made with yeast and either white or buckwheat flour and traditionally served during Shrovetide with caviar and sour cream.
- tiglon
-
noun,
the offspring of a male tiger and a female lion.
- ethnos
-
noun,
an ethnic group.
- blites
-
noun,
sea blite.
- Blithe
-
noun,
a female given name.
- ethnog
-
- tiglic
-
adjective,
of or derived from tiglic acid.
- Geisel
-
noun,
Theodor Seuss [soos] /sus/ (Show IPA), ("Dr. Seuss") 1904–91, U.S. humorist, illustrator, and author of children's books.
- ethnic
-
noun,
a member of an ethnic group.
- Bethel
-
noun,
a sacred area or sanctuary. Gen. 28:19.
- Noetic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the mind.
- ethine
-
noun,
acetylene.
- ethics
-
noun,
(used with a singular or plural verb) a system of moral principles:
- icings
-
noun,
a sweet, creamy spread, as of confectioners' sugar, butter, and flavoring, for covering cakes, cookies, etc.; frosting.
- icono-
-
- tie-in
-
noun,
an arrangement or campaign whereby related products are promoted, marketed, or sold together:
- etches
-
noun,
Printing. an acid used for etching.
- blotch
-
noun,
a large, irregular spot or blot.
- Tocsin
-
noun,
a signal, especially of alarm, sounded on a bell or bells.
- oleins
-
noun,
Also called glyceryl trioleate, triolein. a colorless to yellowish, oily, water-insoluble liquid, C 57 H 104 O 6 , the triglyceride of oleic acid, present in many vegetable oils.
- set-in
-
adjective,
made separately and placed within another unit.
- Gibeon
-
noun,
a town in ancient Palestine, NW of Jerusalem. Josh. 9:3.
- Tobies
-
noun,
Also, Toby, Toby jug. a mug in the form of a stout old man wearing a three-cornered hat.
- select
-
adjective,
chosen in preference to another or others; selected. Synonyms: preferred.
- biotin
-
noun,
a crystalline, water-soluble vitamin, C 10 H 16 O 3 N 2 S, of the vitamin B complex, that is present in all living cells and functions as a growth factor and as a catalyst in carboxylation reactions.
- ghibli
-
noun,
a hot dust-bearing wind of the North African desert.
- Olonos
-
noun,
Erymanthus.
- selen-
-
- bisect
-
noun,
Also called split. Philately. a portion of a stamp, usually half, used for payment of a proportionate amount of the face value of the whole stamp.
- gestic
-
adjective,
pertaining to bodily motions, especially in dancing.
- honest
-
adjective,
honorable in principles, intentions, and actions; upright and fair:
- senile
-
noun,
a senile person.
- tiling
-
noun,
the operation of covering with tiles.
- Gentoo
-
noun,
a Hindu.
- gentle
-
adjective,
kindly; amiable:
- Enesco
-
noun,
Georges [zhawrzh] /ʒɔrʒ/ (Show IPA), 1881–1955, Romanian violinist, composer, and conductor: teacher of Yehudi Menuhin.
- Hooton
-
noun,
Earnest Albert [ur-nist] /ˈɜr nɪst/ (Show IPA), 1887–1954, U.S. anthropologist and writer.
- seniti
-
noun,
a bronze or brass coin and monetary unit of Tonga, the 100th part of a pa'anga.
- oligo-
-
- biting
-
noun,
an act of biting.
- genit.
-
- Hosein
-
noun,
Hussein (def 1).
- genies
-
noun,
Islamic Mythology. jinn.
- hosing
-
noun,
an act or instance of being taken advantage of or cheated.
- genets
-
noun,
any small, Old World carnivore of the genus Genetta, especially G. genetta, having spotted sides and a ringed tail.
- hostel
-
noun,
Also called youth hostel. an inexpensive, supervised lodging place for young people on bicycle trips, hikes, etc.
- blench
-
verb (used without object),
to shrink; flinch; quail:
- Hotien
-
noun,
Wade-Giles. Hotan.
- coolth
-
noun,
coolness.
- Bolton
-
noun,
a borough in Greater Manchester, in NW England.
- coolie
-
noun,
an unskilled laborer, especially formerly in China and India.
- nestle
-
verb (used with object),
to settle or ensconce snugly:
- clothe
-
verb (used with object),
to dress; attire.
- nights
-
noun,
the period of darkness between sunset and sunrise.
- closet
-
noun,
a small room, enclosed recess, or cabinet for storing clothing, food, utensils, etc.
- Lobito
-
noun,
a seaport in W Angola.
- Liebig
-
noun,
Justus [yoo s-too s] /ˈyʊs tʊs/ (Show IPA), Baron von [fuh n] /fən/ (Show IPA), 1803–73, German chemist.
- Nesbit
-
noun,
E(dith) 1858–1924, English children's author, novelist, and poet.
- lieges
-
noun,
a feudal lord entitled to allegiance and service.
- Cloots
-
noun,
Jean Baptiste du Val-de-Grâce [zhahn ba-teest dy val duh-grahs] /ʒɑ̃ baˈtist dü val dəˈgrɑs/ (Show IPA), Baron de ("Anacharsis Clootz") 1755–94, Prussian leader in the French Revolution.
- begone
-
verb (used without object),
to go away; depart (usually used in the imperative).
- bootie
-
noun,
Also, bootee. a usually soft, sometimes disposable sock or bootlike covering for the foot or shoe, as for informal wear, warmth, or protection:
- Ligeti
-
noun,
György Sándor [jawr-jee shahn-dawr,, dyawr-] /ˈdʒɔr dʒi ˈʃɑn dɔr,, ˈdyɔr-/ (Show IPA), 1923–2006, Austrian composer, born in Hungary.
- clones
-
noun,
Biology.
a cell, cell product, or organism that is genetically identical to the unit or individual from which it was derived.
a population of identical units, cells, or individuals that derive from the same ancestral line.
- begins
-
verb (used with object),
to proceed to perform the first or earliest part of (some action):
- Cloete
-
noun,
Stuart, 1897–1976, South African novelist, born in France.
- stego-
-
- clites
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the wife of Cyzicus, who hanged herself when her husband was mistakenly killed by the Argonauts.
- lithos
-
noun,
lithography.
- lights
-
noun,
something that makes things visible or affords illumination:
- theol.
-
- Bootle
-
noun,
a city in Merseyside metropolitan county, in W England, on the Mersey estuary.
- Clotho
-
noun,
the Fate who spins the thread of life.
- litho.
-
- listen
-
Verb phrases,
listen in,
to listen to a radio or television broadcast:
to overhear a conversation or communication, especially by telephone; eavesdrop:
- lethes
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a river in Hades whose water caused forgetfulness of the past in those who drank of it.
- cogons
-
noun,
a tall, coarse grass, Imperata cylindrica, of the tropics and subtropics, used widely for thatching.
- Tooele
-
noun,
a town in NW Utah.
- cogent
-
adjective,
convincing or believable by virtue of forcible, clear, or incisive presentation; telling.
- Bootes
-
noun,
the Herdsman, a northern constellation between Ursa Major and Serpens, containing the bright star Arcturus.
- coeno-
-
- Nilote
-
noun,
a member of any of several indigenous black peoples of the Sudan and eastern Africa.
- tonsil
-
noun,
a prominent oval mass of lymphoid tissue on each side of the throat.
- stooge
-
noun,
an entertainer who feeds lines to the main comedian and usually serves as the butt of his or her jokes.
- cloths
-
noun,
a fabric formed by weaving, felting, etc., from wool, hair, silk, flax, cotton, or other fiber, used for garments, upholstery, and many other items.
- cobles
-
noun,
a flat-bottomed fishing boat with a lugsail, used mainly in northern England and Scotland for salmon.
- lobose
-
adjective,
having broad, thick pseudopodia, as certain ameboid protozoans.
- booths
-
noun,
a stall, compartment, or light structure for the sale of goods or for display purposes, as at a market, exhibition, or fair.
- lichen
-
noun,
any complex organism of the group Lichenes, composed of a fungus in symbiotic union with an alga and having a greenish, gray, yellow, brown, or blackish thallus that grows in leaflike, crustlike, or branching forms on rocks, trees, etc.
- liches
-
noun,
the body; the trunk.
- C-note
-
noun,
See C (def 11).
- stolon
-
noun,
Botany. a prostrate stem, at or just below the surface of the ground, that produces new plants from buds at its tips or nodes.
- lichts
-
noun, adjective, verb (used with or without object), adverb,
light1 .
- stolen
-
noun,
Informal. an act of stealing; theft.
- chigoe
-
noun,
a flea, Tunga penetrans, of tropical America and Africa, the impregnated female of which embeds itself in the skin, especially of the feet, of humans and animals and becomes greatly distended with eggs.
- clints
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Clinton.
- bootee
-
noun,
Also, bootie. a baby's socklike shoe, usually knitted or crocheted, and calf-length or shorter.
- botels
-
noun,
boatel.
- chisel
-
noun,
a wedgelike tool with a cutting edge at the end of the blade, often made of steel, used for cutting or shaping wood, stone, etc.
- Bechet
-
noun,
Sidney, 1897–1959, U.S. jazz soprano saxophonist and clarinetist.
- chitin
-
noun,
a nitrogen-containing polysaccharide, related chemically to cellulose, that forms a semitransparent horny substance and is a principal constituent of the exoskeleton, or outer covering, of insects, crustaceans, and arachnids.
- thegns
-
noun,
thane.
- theine
-
noun,
caffeine, especially in tea.
- chiton
-
noun,
Also called sea cradle. a mollusk of the class Amphineura, having a mantle covered with calcareous plates, found adhering to rocks.
- litchi
-
noun,
the fruit of a Chinese tree, Litchi chinensis, of the soapberry family, consisting of a thin, brittle shell enclosing a sweet, jellylike pulp and a single seed.
- lionet
-
noun,
a young or small lion.
- Nicole
-
noun,
a female given name: from Greek words meaning “victory” and “people.”.
- lingoe
-
noun,
a metal weight attached to the cords of a Jacquard harness, for lowering the warp threads after they have been raised and for keeping the harness cords taut.
- Chosen
-
noun,
elect.
- niches
-
noun,
an ornamental recess in a wall or the like, usually semicircular in plan and arched, as for a statue or other decorative object.
- chole-
-
- Lisbon
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Portugal, in the SW part, on the Tagus estuary.
- choose
-
Idioms,
cannot choose but, cannot do otherwise than; is or are obliged to:
- Cholos
-
- cholee
-
noun,
choli.
- Cholon
-
noun,
a suburb of Ho Chi Minh City, in S Vietnam.
- thence
-
adverb,
from that place:
- stingo
-
noun,
strong beer.
- chinos
-
noun,
a tough, twilled cotton cloth used for uniforms, sports clothes, etc.
- Chiles
-
noun,
chili.
- client
-
noun,
a person or group that uses the professional advice or services of a lawyer, accountant, advertising agency, architect, etc.
- lithic
-
noun,
Archaeology. a stone artifact.
- chilo-
-
- clino-
-
- clings
-
noun,
the act of clinging; adherence; attachment.
- lignes
-
noun,
(in Swiss watchmaking) a unit equal to 0.0888 inch or 2.2558 millimeters, divided into 12 douziemes: used mainly to gauge the thickness of a movement.
- clines
-
noun,
Biology. the gradual change in certain characteristics exhibited by members of a series of adjacent populations of organisms of the same species.
- Chilon
-
noun,
flourished 556 b.c, Greek sage and ephor at Sparta.
- ligni-
-
- begets
-
verb (used with object),
(especially of a male parent) to procreate or generate (offspring).
- Chino-
-
- soling
-
noun,
pitching.
- stench
-
noun,
an offensive smell or odor; stink.
- ligno-
-
- Boston
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Massachusetts, in the E part.
- citole
-
noun,
cittern.
- cities
-
noun,
a large or important town.
- steno-
-
- chines
-
noun,
a ravine formed in rock by the action of running water.
- cisele
-
adjective,
noting or pertaining to velvet having a chiseled or embossed pattern produced by contrasting cut and uncut pile.
- Cohens
-
noun,
Morris Raphael, 1880–1947, U.S. philosopher and educator, born in Russia.
- soothe
-
verb (used with object),
to tranquilize or calm, as a person or the feelings; relieve, comfort, or refresh:
- centos
-
noun,
a piece of writing, especially a poem, composed wholly of quotations from the works of other authors.
- Bontoc
-
noun,
Bontok.
- logion
-
noun,
a traditional saying or maxim, as of a religious teacher.
- colent
-
- looies
-
noun,
a lieutenant of the armed forces.
- celto-
-
- legits
-
noun,
the legitimate theater or stage.
- Celine
-
noun,
Louis-Ferdinand [lwee-fer-dee-nahn] /lwi fɛr diˈnɑ̃/ (Show IPA), (Louis F. Destouches) 1894–1961, French novelist and physician.
- colies
-
noun,
any of several slender, fruit-eating, African birds constituting the family Coliidae, having grayish-brown plumage and a long, pointed tail.
- lentic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or living in still water.
- colins
-
noun,
any of several American quails, especially the bobwhite.
- beings
-
noun,
the fact of existing; existence (as opposed to nonexistence).
- Nobile
-
noun,
Umberto [oo m-ber-taw] /ʊmˈbɛr tɔ/ (Show IPA), 1885–1978, Italian aeronautical engineer and arctic explorer.
- celebs
-
noun,
a celebrity.
- teleo-
-
- conges
-
noun,
leave-taking; farewell.
- cenote
-
noun,
a deep natural well or sinkhole, especially in Central America, formed by the collapse of surface limestone that exposes ground water underneath, and sometimes used by the ancient Mayans for sacrificial offerings.
- noctis
-
adjective,
(in prescriptions) of the night.
- cologs
-
noun,
cologarithm.
- congee
-
noun,
congé.
- behest
-
noun,
a command or directive.
- longes
-
noun,
a long rope used to guide a horse during training or exercise.
- longi-
-
- length
-
noun,
the longest extent of anything as measured from end to end:
- teleg.
-
- nobles
-
noun,
a person of noble birth or rank; nobleman or noblewoman. Synonyms: peer; aristocrat, blue blood, patrician.
Antonyms: commoner, serf, peasant.
- loosen
-
verb (used with object),
to unfasten or undo, as a bond or fetter.
- Colton
-
noun,
a city in SW California, near Los Angeles.
- Neches
-
noun,
a river in E Texas, flowing S and SE to Sabine Lake. 416 miles (669 km) long.
- boogie
-
noun,
Slang: Disparaging and Offensive. a contemptuous term used to refer to a black person.
- logins
-
noun,
the act of logging in to a database, mobile device, or computer, especially a multiuser computer or a remote or networked computer system.
- techie
-
noun,
a student, enthusiast, or specialist in a particular technical field or subject, especially electronics.
- congos
-
noun,
congou.
- lesion
-
noun,
an injury; hurt; wound.
- cooees
-
noun,
a prolonged, shrill, clear call or cry used as a signal by Australian Aborigines and adopted by the settlers in the country.
- telson
-
noun,
the last segment, or an appendage of the last segment, of certain arthropods, as the middle flipper of a lobster's tail.
- neighs
-
noun,
the cry of a horse; whinny.
- solion
-
noun,
Chemistry, Electricity. a low-frequency amplifying device that operates by controlling the flow of ions in solution: some types, as the micropump, accomplish this by means of electro-osmotic pressure.
- contos
-
noun,
a money of account of Portugal and Cape Verde, equal to 1000 escudos.
- Cohoes
-
noun,
a city in E New York, on the Hudson River.
- Thebes
-
noun,
an ancient city in Upper Egypt, on the Nile, whose ruins are located in the modern towns of Karnak and Luxor: a former capital of Egypt.
- niobic
-
adjective,
of or relating to niobium; columbic.
- centi-
-
- coigne
-
noun, verb (used with object),
quoin.
- contes
-
plural,
Trademark. a brand of crayon made of graphite and clay, usually in black, red, or brown.
- coigns
-
noun, verb (used with object),
quoin.
- nocti-
-
- lesche
-
noun,
an arcade or other public place in ancient Greece.
- legion
-
noun,
a division of the Roman army, usually comprising 3000 to 6000 soldiers.
- beiges
-
noun,
very light brown, as of undyed wool; light gray with a brownish tinge.
- leones
-
noun,
a paper money, cupronickel or silver coin, and monetary unit of Sierra Leone, equal to 100 cents.
- losing
-
noun,
losings, losses.
- conies
-
noun,
the fur of a rabbit, especially when dyed to simulate Hudson seal.
- consol
-
noun,
singular of consols.
- legist
-
noun,
an expert in law, especially ancient law.
- Helen
-
noun,
Also called Helen of Troy. Classical Mythology. the beautiful daughter of Zeus and Leda and wife of Menelaus whose abduction by Paris was the cause of the Trojan War.
- hoots
-
noun,
the cry of an owl.
- olios
-
noun,
a dish of many ingredients.
- bines
-
noun,
a twining plant stem, as of the hop.
- lithe
-
adjective,
bending readily; pliant; limber; supple; flexible:
- hones
-
noun,
a whetstone of fine, compact texture for sharpening razors and other cutting tools.
- loose
-
Idioms,
break loose, to free oneself; escape:
- loons
-
noun,
any of several large, short-tailed, web-footed, fish-eating diving birds of the genus Gavia, of the Northern Hemisphere.
- Lith.
-
- 30-30
-
- Olson
-
noun,
Charles, 1910–70, U.S. poet and essayist.
- heli-
-
- niche
-
noun,
an ornamental recess in a wall or the like, usually semicircular in plan and arched, as for a statue or other decorative object.
- Binet
-
noun,
Alfred [al-frid;; French al-fred] /ˈæl frɪd;; French alˈfrɛd/ (Show IPA), 1857–1911, French psychologist: co-deviser of the Binet-Simon scale.
- Holst
-
noun,
Gustav Theodore [goo s-tahv] /ˈgʊs tɑv/ (Show IPA), 1874–1934, English composer.
- lites
-
noun,
light2 (def 36).
- Bhili
-
noun,
an Indic language of west central India, the language of the Bhil.
- to-be
-
adjective,
future; soon to be the thing specified (usually used in combination):
- hongs
-
noun,
(in China) a group of rooms or buildings forming a warehouse, factory, etc.
- tongs
-
noun,
any of various implements consisting of two arms hinged, pivoted, or otherwise fastened together, for seizing, holding, or lifting something (usually used with pair of).
- beche
-
noun,
a grab for retrieving tools used in drilling a well.
- loots
-
noun,
spoils or plunder taken by pillaging, as in war.
- holts
-
noun,
a wood or grove.
- lotos
-
noun,
lotus.
- tinge
-
noun,
a slight degree of coloration.
- holes
-
noun,
an opening through something; gap; aperture:
- Helot
-
noun,
a member of the lowest class in ancient Laconia, constituting a body of serfs who were bound to the land and were owned by the state.
Compare Perioeci, Spartiate.
- Hines
-
noun,
Earl ("Fatha") 1905–83, U.S. jazz pianist.
- onset
-
noun,
a beginning or start:
- hobos
-
noun,
a tramp or vagrant.
- login
-
noun,
the act of logging in to a database, mobile device, or computer, especially a multiuser computer or a remote or networked computer system.
- ontic
-
adjective,
possessing the character of real rather than phenomenal existence; noumenal.
- logic
-
noun,
the science that investigates the principles governing correct or reliable inference.
- bight
-
noun,
the middle part of a rope, as distinguished from the ends.
- onto-
-
- loges
-
noun,
(in a theater) the front section of the lowest balcony, separated from the back section by an aisle or railing or both.
- tonic
-
noun,
a medicine that invigorates or strengthens:
- tono-
-
- Bigot
-
noun,
a person who is utterly intolerant of any differing creed, belief, or opinion.
- hinge
-
noun,
a jointed device or flexible piece on which a door, gate, shutter, lid, or other attached part turns, swings, or moves.
- tings
-
noun,
a tinging sound.
- loche
-
noun,
the North American burbot.
- hist.
-
- lochs
-
noun,
a lake.
- locos
-
noun,
locoweed.
- neigh
-
noun,
the cry of a horse; whinny.
- Neils
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- hints
-
noun,
an indirect, covert, or helpful suggestion; clue:
- logis
-
noun,
a man, a personification of fire, who defeated Loki in an eating contest.
- lobos
-
noun,
the gray or timber wolf of the western U.S.
- looie
-
noun,
a lieutenant of the armed forces.
- hents
-
verb (used with object),
to seize.
- oste-
-
- holo-
-
- Longs
-
- toons
-
noun,
an Asian tree, Cedrela toona, of the mahogany family, yielding an aromatic red wood used for furniture, carving, etc.
- hence
-
adverb,
as an inference from this fact; for this reason; therefore:
- henge
-
noun,
a Neolithic monument of the British Isles, consisting of a circular area enclosed by a bank and ditch and often containing additional features including one or more circles of upright stone or wood pillars: probably used for ritual purposes or for marking astronomical events, as solstices and equinoxes.
- bilge
-
noun,
Nautical.
either of the rounded areas that form the transition between the bottom and the sides on the exterior of a hull.
Also, bilges. (in a hull with a double bottom) an enclosed area between frames at each side of the floors, where seepage collects.
Also called bilge well. a well into which seepage drains to be pumped away.
Also called bilge water. seepage accumulated in bilges.
- onces
-
noun,
a single occasion; one time only:
- Henie
-
noun,
Sonja, 1912–69, U.S. figure-skater and film actress, born in Norway.
- Biles
-
noun,
Physiology. a bitter, alkaline, yellow or greenish liquid, secreted by the liver, that aids in absorption and digestion, especially of fats.
- logo-
-
- longe
-
noun,
a long rope used to guide a horse during training or exercise.
- onco-
-
- bices
-
noun,
either of two colors, bice blue or bice green.
- hoise
-
verb (used with object),
to hoist.
- Neth.
-
- Necho
-
noun,
Prince of Sais and Prince of Memphis, flourished 633? b.c, chief of the Egyptian delta lords (father of Psamtik I).
- tools
-
noun,
an implement, especially one held in the hand, as a hammer, saw, or file, for performing or facilitating mechanical operations.
- Bicol
-
noun,
Bikol.
- Logos
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) Philosophy. the rational principle that governs and develops the universe.
- olig-
-
- beget
-
verb (used with object),
(especially of a male parent) to procreate or generate (offspring).
- beech
-
noun,
any tree of the genus Fagus, of temperate regions, having a smooth gray bark and bearing small, edible, triangular nuts.
- Leone
-
noun,
a paper money, cupronickel or silver coin, and monetary unit of Sierra Leone, equal to 100 cents.
- toile
-
noun,
any of various transparent linens and cottons.
- bench
-
noun,
a long seat for several persons:
- lenos
-
noun,
Also called leno weave, gauze weave. a weave structure in which paired warp yarns are intertwined in a series of figure eights and filling yarn is passed through each of the interstices so formed, producing a firm, open mesh.
- Benes
-
noun,
Eduard [e-doo-ahrt] /ˈɛ dʊˌɑrt/ (Show IPA), 1884–1948, Czech patriot and statesman: president of Czechoslovakia 1935–38 and 1945–48.
- noto-
-
- being
-
noun,
the fact of existing; existence (as opposed to nonexistence).
- islet
-
noun,
a very small island.
- lento
-
adverb,
slowly.
- obese
-
adjective,
very fat or overweight; corpulent.
- obiit
-
- obits
-
noun,
Informal. an obituary.
- Nobel
-
noun,
Alfred Bernhard [ahl-fred ber-nahrd] /ˈɑl frɛd ˈbɛr nɑrd/ (Show IPA), 1833–96, Swedish engineer, manufacturer, and philanthropist.
- Leoni
-
noun,
Raúl [rah-ool] /rɑˈul/ (Show IPA), 1905–72, Venezuelan statesman: president 1964–69.
- toise
-
noun,
an old French unit of length equivalent to 6.395 feet (1.949 meters).
- Ionic
-
noun,
Prosody. an Ionic foot, verse, or meter.
- Benet
-
noun,
Stephen Vincent, 1898–1943, U.S. poet and novelist.
- Beng.
-
- Benis
-
noun,
a river flowing NE from W Bolivia to the Madeira River. About 600 miles (965 km) long.
- beige
-
noun,
very light brown, as of undyed wool; light gray with a brownish tinge.
- Nisei
-
noun,
a person of Japanese descent, born and educated in the U.S. or Canada.
- intel
-
noun,
intelligence (defs 4, 6).
- Letch
-
noun,
a lecherous desire or craving.
- inst.
-
- insol
-
- Lethe
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a river in Hades whose water caused forgetfulness of the past in those who drank of it.
- inset
-
noun,
something inserted; insert.
- Niobe
-
noun,
the daughter of Tantalus and wife of Amphion of Thebes. She provoked Apollo and Artemis to vengeance by taunting their mother, Leto, with the number and beauty of her own children; Niobe's children were slain and Zeus turned her into stone, in which state she continued to weep over her loss.
- Noble
-
noun,
a person of noble birth or rank; nobleman or noblewoman. Synonyms: peer; aristocrat, blue blood, patrician.
Antonyms: commoner, serf, peasant.
- belch
-
noun,
an instance of belching; eructation.
- inlet
-
noun,
an indentation of a shoreline, usually long and narrow; small bay or arm.
- noise
-
noun,
sound, especially of a loud, harsh, or confused kind:
- leech
-
noun,
any bloodsucking or carnivorous aquatic or terrestrial worm of the class Hirudinea, certain freshwater species of which were formerly much used in medicine for bloodletting.
- noels
-
noun,
the Christmas season; yuletide.
- belie
-
verb (used with object),
to show to be false; contradict:
- leets
-
noun,
a special annual or semiannual court in which the lords of certain manors had jurisdiction over local disputes.
- leges
-
noun,
plural of lex.
- lect.
-
- Legis
-
- legit
-
noun,
the legitimate theater or stage.
- toils
-
noun,
hard and continuous work; exhausting labor or effort.
- lebes
-
noun,
a wine bowl having an oval body without handles and a rounded base.
- no-go
-
adjective,
inoperative; canceled:
- noils
-
noun,
a short fiber of cotton, wool, worsted, etc., separated from the long fibers in combing.
- nolos
-
noun,
nolo contendere.
- belts
-
noun,
a band of flexible material, as leather or cord, for encircling the waist.
- noose
-
noun,
a loop with a running knot, as in a snare, lasso, or hangman's halter, that tightens as the rope is pulled.
- noso-
-
- noct-
-
- notch
-
noun,
an angular or V -shaped cut, indentation, or slit in an object, surface, or edge.
- ition
-
- Leigh
-
noun,
Vivien (Vivian Mary Hartley) 1913–67, English actress.
- Belg.
-
- Leith
-
noun,
a seaport in SE Scotland, on the Firth of Forth: now part of Edinburgh.
- notes
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- istle
-
noun,
a fiber from any of several tropical American plants of the genus Agave or Yucca, used in making bagging, carpets, etc.
- istic
-
- Isth.
-
- lenis
-
noun,
a lenis consonant.
- bents
-
noun,
direction taken, as by one's interests; inclination:
- in-lb
-
- hosel
-
noun,
the socket in the club head of an iron that receives the shaft.
- Linos
-
noun,
linoleum.
- nighs
-
adverb,
near in space, time, or relation:
- ogees
-
noun,
a double curve, resembling the letter S, formed by the union of a concave and a convex line.
- Iceni
-
noun,
an ancient Celtic tribe of eastern England, whose queen, Boadicea, headed an insurrection against the Romans in a.d. 61.
- Icel.
-
- ling.
-
- Ibsen
-
noun,
Henrik [hen-rik] /ˈhɛn rɪk/ (Show IPA), 1828–1906, Norwegian dramatist and poet.
- lingo
-
noun,
the language and speech, especially the jargon, slang, or argot, of a particular field, group, or individual:
- ogles
-
noun,
an amorous, flirtatious, or impertinent glance or stare.
- toles
-
noun,
enameled or lacquered metalware, usually with gilt decoration, often used, especially in the 18th century, for trays, lampshades, etc.
- ohone
-
interjection,
alas!
- Iblis
-
noun,
an evil spirit or devil, the chief of the wicked jinn.
- lings
-
noun,
an elongated, marine, gadid food fish, Molva molva, of Greenland and northern Europe.
- OIcel
-
- Oesel
-
noun,
German name of Saaremaa.
- beths
-
noun,
the second letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- Nigel
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Neil.
- niece
-
noun,
a daughter of a person's brother or sister.
- oleic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or derived from oleic acid.
- olein
-
noun,
Also called glyceryl trioleate, triolein. a colorless to yellowish, oily, water-insoluble liquid, C 57 H 104 O 6 , the triglyceride of oleic acid, present in many vegetable oils.
- lints
-
noun,
minute shreds or ravelings of yarn; bits of thread.
- hsien
-
noun,
(in popular Chinese religion) one of a group of benevolent spirits promoting good in the world.
- oleo-
-
- Tobol
-
noun,
a river rising in Kazakhstan, flowing NE through the Russian Federation in Asia to the Irtysh River. 800 miles (1290 km) long.
- hotel
-
noun,
a commercial establishment offering lodging to travelers and sometimes to permanent residents, and often having restaurants, meeting rooms, stores, etc., that are available to the general public.
- oleos
-
noun,
margarine.
- Tobin
-
noun,
James, 1918–2002, U.S. economist: Nobel prize 1981.
- tones
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- night
-
noun,
the period of darkness between sunset and sunrise.
- icing
-
noun,
a sweet, creamy spread, as of confectioners' sugar, butter, and flavoring, for covering cakes, cookies, etc.; frosting.
- init.
-
- obols
-
noun,
a silver coin of ancient Greece, the sixth part of a drachma.
- lgth.
-
- Niles
-
noun,
a city in NE Illinois, near Chicago.
- ingot
-
noun,
a mass of metal cast in a convenient form for shaping, remelting, or refining.
- begot
-
verb,
simple past tense and a past participle of beget.
- Ingle
-
noun,
a fire burning in a hearth.
- licet
-
- obole
-
noun,
a silver-alloy coin of France issued during the Middle Ages, the 24th part of a sol, or one-half denier.
- Licht
-
noun, adjective, verb (used with or without object), adverb,
light1 .
- incog
-
adjective, adverb, noun,
incognita or incognito.
- beset
-
verb (used with object),
to attack on all sides; assail; harass:
- incl.
-
- BeShT
-
noun,
Baal Shem-Tov.
- licit
-
adjective,
legal; lawful; legitimate; permissible.
- Liege
-
noun,
a feudal lord entitled to allegiance and service.
- icons
-
- besot
-
verb (used with object),
to intoxicate or stupefy with drink.
- Light
-
noun,
something that makes things visible or affords illumination:
- Ilion
-
noun,
Greek name of ancient Troy.
- ilio-
-
- Begin
-
noun,
Menachem [muh-nah-khuh m] /məˈnɑ xəm/ (Show IPA), 1913–92, Israeli political leader, born in Poland: prime minister 1977–83; Nobel Peace Prize 1978.
- ileo-
-
- betel
-
noun,
an East Indian pepper plant, Piper betle, the leaves of which are chewed with other ingredients.
- octo-
-
- lign-
-
- igloo
-
noun,
an Eskimo house, being a dome-shaped hut usually built of blocks of hard snow.
- Igbos
-
noun,
Ibo.
- ligne
-
noun,
(in Swiss watchmaking) a unit equal to 0.0888 inch or 2.2558 millimeters, divided into 12 douziemes: used mainly to gauge the thickness of a movement.
- Bethe
-
noun,
Hans Albrecht [hanz awl-brekt,, hahns;; German hahns ahl-brekht] /hænz ˈɔl brɛkt,, hɑns;; German hɑns ˈɑl brɛxt/ (Show IPA), 1906–2005, U.S. physicist, born in Alsace: Nobel Prize 1967.
- heist
-
noun,
a robbery or holdup:
- Tench
-
noun,
a freshwater food fish, Tinca tinca, of Europe and Asia that can survive short periods out of water.
- Heine
-
noun,
Heinrich [hahyn-rikh] /ˈhaɪn rɪx/ (Show IPA), 1797–1856, German lyric and satiric poet, journalist, and critic.
- thing
-
noun,
a material object without life or consciousness; an inanimate object.
- Boone
-
noun,
Daniel, 1734–1820, American pioneer, especially in Kentucky.
- Solon
-
noun,
c638–c558 b.c, Athenian statesman.
- Boole
-
noun,
George, 1815–64, English mathematician and logician.
- Cong.
-
- conge
-
noun,
leave-taking; farewell.
- thine
-
pronoun,
the possessive case of thou1. used as a predicate adjective, after a noun or without a noun.
- Congo
-
noun,
congou.
- Cons.
-
- boong
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to a native of New Guinea.
- Const
-
- cont.
-
- Conte
-
noun,
count2 .
- contg
-
- conto
-
noun,
a money of account of Portugal and Cape Verde, equal to 1000 escudos.
- cooee
-
noun,
a prolonged, shrill, clear call or cry used as a signal by Australian Aborigines and adopted by the settlers in the country.
- cools
-
noun,
something that is cool; a cool part, place, time, etc.:
- Colon
-
noun,
the sign (:) used to mark a major division in a sentence, to indicate that what follows is an elaboration, summation, implication, etc., of what precedes; or to separate groups of numbers referring to different things, as hours from minutes in 5:30; or the members of a ratio or proportion, as in 1 : 2 = 3 : 6.
- colog
-
noun,
cologarithm.
- coots
-
noun,
any aquatic bird of the genus Fulica, as F. americana, of North America, and F. atra, of the Old World, characterized by lobate toes and short wings and tail.
- coils
-
noun,
a connected series of spirals or rings into which a rope or the like is wound.
- cogon
-
noun,
a tall, coarse grass, Imperata cylindrica, of the tropics and subtropics, used widely for thatching.
- Cohen
-
noun,
Morris Raphael, 1880–1947, U.S. philosopher and educator, born in Russia.
- Soong
-
noun,
Charles Jones, 1866–1918, Chinese merchant (father of Ai-ling, Ch'ing-ling, Mei-ling, and Tse-ven Soong).
- cohos
-
noun,
coho salmon.
- coign
-
noun, verb (used with object),
quoin.
- Theos
-
- sonic
-
adjective,
of or relating to sound.
- coins
-
noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- Colo.
-
- boost
-
noun,
an upward shove or raise; lift.
- these
-
Idioms,
with this, following this; hereupon:
- Coles
-
noun,
any of various plants of the genus Brassica, of the mustard family, especially kale and rape.
- Colet
-
noun,
John, 1467?–1519, English educator and clergyman.
- Colin
-
noun,
any of several American quails, especially the bobwhite.
- boons
-
noun,
something to be thankful for; blessing; benefit.
- Obote
-
noun,
(Apollo) Milton, 1924–2005, Ugandan political leader: president 1966–71 and 1980–85.
- Solti
-
noun,
Sir Georg [gey-awrg,, jawrj] /ˈgeɪ ɔrg,, dʒɔrdʒ/ (Show IPA), 1912–97, British orchestra conductor, born in Hungary.
- bongs
-
noun,
a dull, resonant sound, as of a large bell.
- coset
-
noun,
a subset of a group, formed by the consistent operation of a given element of the group on the left or right of all the elements of a subgroup of the group.
- Booth
-
noun,
a stall, compartment, or light structure for the sale of goods or for display purposes, as at a market, exhibition, or fair.
- Boise
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Idaho, in the SW part: built on the site of an army post on the Oregon Trail.
- egest
-
verb (used with object),
to discharge, as from the body; void (opposed to ingest).
- Sino-
-
- eight
-
noun,
a cardinal number, seven plus one.
- Boito
-
noun,
Arrigo [uh-ree-goh;; Italian ahr-ree-gaw] /əˈri goʊ;; Italian ɑrˈri gɔ/ (Show IPA), 1842–1918, Italian opera composer, poet, and novelist.
- Singh
-
- Elche
-
noun,
a city in E Spain.
- boite
-
noun,
a nightclub; cabaret.
- boils
-
noun,
the act or an instance of boiling.
- sleet
-
noun,
precipitation in the form of ice pellets created by the freezing of rain as it falls (distinguished from hail2. ).
- Elgin
-
noun,
a city in NE Illinois.
- Elgon
-
noun,
an extinct volcano in E Africa, on the boundary between Uganda and Kenya. 14,176 feet (4321 meters).
- singe
-
noun,
a superficial burn.
- sing.
-
- elint
-
noun,
the gathering of military or other intelligence through the monitoring of electronic signals other than voice communications, as satellite transmissions, rocket telemetry, and radar.
- Eliot
-
noun,
Charles William, 1834–1926, U.S. educator: president of Harvard University 1869–1909.
- Elise
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- thole
-
noun,
a pin, or either of two pins, inserted into a gunwale to provide a fulcrum for an oar.
- sito-
-
- ecto-
-
- socle
-
noun,
a low, plain part forming a base for a column, pedestal, or the like; plinth.
- thins
-
adverb,
in a thin manner.
- Bongo
-
noun,
a reddish-brown antelope, Taurotragus eurycerus, of the forests of tropical Africa, having white stripes and large, spirally twisted horns.
- cotes
-
noun,
a shelter, coop, or small shed for sheep, pigs, pigeons, etc.
- Sochi
-
noun,
a seaport in the SW Russian Federation in Europe, on the Black Sea: resort.
- Soche
-
noun,
Wade-Giles. Shache.
- snoot
-
noun,
Slang. the nose.
- sloth
-
noun,
habitual disinclination to exertion; indolence; laziness.
- bones
-
noun,
Anatomy, Zoology.
one of the structures composing the skeleton of a vertebrate.
the hard connective tissue forming the substance of the skeleton of most vertebrates, composed of a collagen-rich organic matrix impregnated with calcium, phosphate, and other minerals.
- bonce
-
noun,
head; skull.
- Boles
-
noun,
the stem or trunk of a tree.
- thio-
-
- bolts
-
noun,
a movable bar or rod that when slid into a socket fastens a door, gate, etc.
- Sligo
-
noun,
a county in Connaught province, in the NW Republic of Ireland. 694 sq. mi. (1795 sq. km).
- Hegel
-
noun,
Georg Wilhelm Friedrich [gey-awrk vil-helm free-drikh] /ˈgeɪ ɔrk ˈvɪl hɛlm ˈfri drɪx/ (Show IPA), 1770–1831, German philosopher.
- ecol.
-
- Ecole
-
noun,
school1 .
- econ.
-
- bolos
-
noun,
a large, heavy, single-edged knife or machete for hacking, used in the Philippines and by the U.S. Army.
- sooth
-
noun,
truth, reality, or fact.
- coele
-
- Bohol
-
noun,
an island in the S central Philippines. 1492 sq. mi. (3864 sq. km).
- chest
-
noun,
Anatomy. the trunk of the body from the neck to the abdomen; thorax.
- Cesti
-
noun,
Marcantonio [mahr-kahn-taw-nyaw] /ˌmɑr kɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1623–69, Italian composer.
- stool
-
noun,
a single seat on legs or a pedestal and without arms or a back.
- cetes
-
noun,
a number of badgers together.
- cetin
-
noun,
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble fat, C 32 H 64 O 2 , obtained from spermaceti by extraction with ether: used chiefly as an emulsive agent in the manufacture of pharmaceuticals and cosmetics and as a base in the manufacture of candles and soaps.
- thegn
-
noun,
thane.
- Stone
-
noun,
the hard substance, formed of mineral matter, of which rocks consist.
- stole
-
noun,
an ecclesiastical vestment consisting of a narrow strip of silk or other material worn over the shoulders or, by deacons, over the left shoulder only, and arranged to hang down in front to the knee or below.
Compare tippet (def 2).
- Stoic
-
noun,
a member or adherent of the Stoic school of philosophy.
- cents
-
noun,
a bronze coin of the U.S., the 100th part of a U.S. dollar: made of steel during part of 1943. Symbol: ¢.
- Chile
-
noun,
chili.
- chili
-
noun,
Also called chili pepper. the pungent pod of any of several species of Capsicum, especially C. annuum longum: used in cooking for its pungent flavor.
- Chin.
-
- chine
-
noun,
a ravine formed in rock by the action of running water.
- BSChE
-
- Chios
-
noun,
a Greek island in the Aegean, near the W coast of Turkey. 322 sq. mi. (834 sq. km).
- sting
-
noun,
an act or an instance of stinging.
- tech.
-
- CENTO
-
noun,
a piece of writing, especially a poem, composed wholly of quotations from the works of other authors.
- Chloe
-
noun,
the lover of Daphnis in a Greek pastoral romance.
- teno-
-
- telos
-
noun,
the end term of a goal-directed process; especially, the Aristotelian final cause.
- telo-
-
- telic
-
adjective,
Grammar. expressing end or purpose:
- teles
-
noun,
television.
- tele-
-
- teens
-
noun,
Archaic. suffering; grief.
- teels
-
noun,
til.
- ceils
-
verb (used with object),
to overlay (the ceiling of a building or room) with wood, plaster, etc.
- cent.
-
- celeb
-
noun,
a celebrity.
- tense
-
noun,
a category of verbal inflection that serves chiefly to specify the time of the action or state expressed by the verb.
- Celt.
-
abbreviation,
Celtic.
- celts
-
noun,
an ax of stone or metal without perforations or grooves, for hafting.
- Cenis
-
noun,
Mont, a mountain pass between SE France and Italy, in the Alps. 6834 feet (2083 meters) high.
- Thebe
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of Botswana, the 100th part of a pula.
- BSElE
-
- cense
-
verb (used with object),
to burn incense near or in front of; perfume with incense.
- chits
-
noun,
a signed note for money owed for food, drink, etc.
- chol-
-
- coel-
-
- stech
-
verb (used with object),
to fill or gorge (one's stomach) with food.
- Stein
-
noun,
a mug, usually earthenware, especially for beer.
- Clite
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the wife of Cyzicus, who hanged herself when her husband was mistakenly killed by the Argonauts.
- Steen
-
noun,
Jan [yahn] /yɑn/ (Show IPA), 1626–79, Dutch painter.
- Steel
-
noun,
any of various modified forms of iron, artificially produced, having a carbon content less than that of pig iron and more than that of wrought iron, and having qualities of hardness, elasticity, and strength varying according to composition and heat treatment: generally categorized as having a high, medium, or low-carbon content.
- clone
-
noun,
Biology.
a cell, cell product, or organism that is genetically identical to the unit or individual from which it was derived.
a population of identical units, cells, or individuals that derive from the same ancestral line.
- cloot
-
noun,
a cloven hoof; one of the divisions of the cloven hoof of the swine, sheep, etc.
- Bosch
-
noun,
Carl or Karl, 1874–1940, German chemist: Nobel Prize 1931.
- Close
-
noun,
the act of closing.
- cling
-
noun,
the act of clinging; adherence; attachment.
- Boots
-
noun,
a servant, as at a hotel, who blacks or polishes shoes and boots.
- cloth
-
noun,
a fabric formed by weaving, felting, etc., from wool, hair, silk, flax, cotton, or other fiber, used for garments, upholstery, and many other items.
- clots
-
noun,
a mass or lump.
- sotol
-
noun,
any of several plants belonging to the genus Dasylirion, of the agave family, native to the southwestern U.S. and northern Mexico, resembling the yucca.
- sotie
-
noun,
a satirical and topical comedy employing actors dressed in traditional fool's costume, popular in France during the late Middle Ages, and often used as a curtain raiser to mystery and morality plays.
- Sotho
-
noun,
a group of closely related Bantu languages spoken in Lesotho and South Africa.
- coble
-
noun,
a flat-bottomed fishing boat with a lugsail, used mainly in northern England and Scotland for salmon.
- COBOL
-
noun,
a programming language particularly suited for writing programs to process large files of data, using a vocabulary of common English words, phrases, and sentences.
- Clint
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Clinton.
- cline
-
noun,
Biology. the gradual change in certain characteristics exhibited by members of a series of adjacent populations of organisms of the same species.
- choli
-
noun,
a short-sleeved blouse or bodice, often one exposing part of the midriff, worn by Hindu women in India.
- cine-
-
- Bothe
-
noun,
Walther [vahl-tuh r] /ˈvɑl tər/ (Show IPA), 1891–1957, German physicist: Nobel Prize 1954.
- Botes
-
noun,
compensation, such as for injury to person or honor.
- chose
-
noun,
a thing; an article of personal property.
- stile
-
noun,
a series of steps or rungs by means of which a person may pass over a wall or fence that remains a barrier to sheep or cattle.
- stilb
-
noun,
a unit of luminance, equal to one candle per square centimeter.
- botel
-
noun,
boatel.
- Stich
-
noun,
a verse or line of poetry.
- thens
-
noun,
that time:
- stele
-
noun,
an upright stone slab or pillar bearing an inscription or design and serving as a monument, marker, or the like.
- cines
-
noun,
a film; motion picture.
- botch
-
noun,
a clumsy or poor piece of work; mess; bungle:
- cions
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- theo-
-
- stge.
-
- cites
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- boson
-
noun,
any particle that obeys Bose-Einstein statistics: bosons have integral spins: 0, 1, 2, ….
- Cleon
-
noun,
died 422 b.c, Athenian general and political opponent of Pericles.
- elite
-
noun,
(often used with a plural verb) the choice or best of anything considered collectively, as of a group or class of persons.
- slice
-
noun,
a thin, flat piece cut from something:
- since
-
adverb,
from then till now (often preceded by ever):
- gents
-
noun,
Informal. gentleman (defs 1, 2).
- Genie
-
noun,
Islamic Mythology. jinn.
- genii
-
noun,
a plural of genius.
- Genl.
-
- bites
-
noun,
an act of biting.
- tiles
-
noun,
a thin slab or bent piece of baked clay, sometimes painted or glazed, used for various purposes, as to form one of the units of a roof covering, floor, or revetment.
- bitch
-
noun,
a female dog:
- geol.
-
- blent
-
noun,
an act or manner of blending:
- sengi
-
noun,
a monetary unit of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, equal to 1/10,000 (.0001) of a zaire.
- geste
-
noun,
gest.
- bison
-
noun,
Also called American bison, American buffalo. a North American, oxlike ruminant, Bison bison, having a large head and high, humped shoulders: formerly common in North America, its small remaining population in isolated western areas of the U.S. and Canada is now protected.
- ghees
-
noun,
a kind of liquid butter, used especially in the cooking of India, made from the milk of cows or buffaloes and clarified by boiling.
- Ghent
-
noun,
a port in NW Belgium, at the confluence of the Scheldt and Lys rivers: treaty 1814.
- ghost
-
noun,
the soul of a dead person, a disembodied spirit imagined, usually as a vague, shadowy or evanescent form, as wandering among or haunting living persons.
- Genet
-
noun,
any small, Old World carnivore of the genus Genetta, especially G. genetta, having spotted sides and a ringed tail.
- senti
-
noun,
a monetary unit of Tanzania, the 100th part of a shilling; cent.
- gibes
-
noun,
a taunting or sarcastic remark.
- shine
-
noun,
radiance or brightness caused by emitted or reflected light.
- Ethel
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Germanic word meaning “noble.”.
- ethic
-
noun,
the body of moral principles or values governing or distinctive of a particular culture or group:
- Bloch
-
noun,
Ernest, 1880–1959, Swiss composer, in the U.S. after 1916.
- blite
-
noun,
sea blite.
- ethos
-
noun,
Sociology. the fundamental character or spirit of a culture; the underlying sentiment that informs the beliefs, customs, or practices of a group or society; dominant assumptions of a people or period:
- blini
-
plural noun,
pancakes made with yeast and either white or buckwheat flour and traditionally served during Shrovetide with caviar and sour cream.
- shiel
-
noun,
shieling.
- gelts
-
noun,
money.
- Sheol
-
noun,
the abode of the dead or of departed spirits.
- Bligh
-
noun,
William, 1754–1817, British naval officer: captain of H.M.S. Bounty, the crew of which mutinied 1789.
- blest
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of bless.
- sheet
-
noun,
a large rectangular piece of cotton, linen, or other material used as an article of bedding, commonly spread in pairs so that one is immediately above and the other immediately below the sleeper.
- Sheen
-
noun,
luster; brightness; radiance.
- Seton
-
noun,
a thread or the like inserted beneath the skin to provide drainage or to guide subsequent passage of a tube.
- seti-
-
- Seine
-
noun,
a fishing net that hangs vertically in the water, having floats at the upper edge and sinkers at the lower.
- Giles
-
noun,
Saint, 8th century a.d., Athenian hermit in France.
- Blois
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Loire-et-Cher, in central France, on the Loire River: historic castle.
- goose
-
noun,
any of numerous wild or domesticated, web-footed swimming birds of the family Anatidae, especially of the genera Anser and Branta, most of which are larger and have a longer neck and legs than the ducks.
- gobos
-
noun,
a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.
- gono-
-
- Gooch
-
noun,
George Peabody, 1873–1968, English historian.
- scent
-
noun,
a distinctive odor, especially when agreeable:
- goons
-
noun,
Informal. a hired hoodlum or thug.
- scene
-
noun,
the place where some action or event occurs:
- Goth.
-
- tines
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- bingo
-
noun,
a form of lotto in which balls or slips, each with a number and one of the letters B, I, N, G, or O, are drawn at random and players cover the corresponding numbers printed on their cards, the winner being the first to cover five numbers in any row or diagonal or, sometimes, all numbers on the card.
- goths
-
noun,
one of a Teutonic people who in the 3rd to 5th centuries invaded and settled in parts of the Roman Empire.
- Othin
-
noun,
Odin.
- hebes
-
- hect-
-
- binge
-
noun,
a period or bout, usually brief, of excessive indulgence, as in eating, drinking alcoholic beverages, etc.; spree.
- heels
-
noun,
the back part of the human foot, below and behind the ankle.
- scion
-
noun,
a descendant.
- bints
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to a woman or girl.
- segno
-
noun,
a sign.
- glees
-
noun,
open delight or pleasure; exultant joy; exultation.
- Segni
-
noun,
Antonio [ahn-taw-nyaw] /ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1891–1972, Italian teacher, lawyer, and statesman: president 1962–64.
- gilts
-
noun,
the thin layer of gold or other material applied in gilding.
- Giono
-
noun,
Jean [zhahn] /ʒɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1895–1970, French novelist.
- sect.
-
- sebi-
-
- glebe
-
noun,
Also called glebe land. Chiefly British. the cultivable land owned by a parish church or ecclesiastical benefice.
- gleet
-
noun,
Pathology.
a thin, morbid discharge, as from a wound.
persistent or chronic gonorrhea.
- globs
-
noun,
a drop or globule of a liquid.
- Scot.
-
- scoot
-
noun,
a swift, darting movement or course.
- glint
-
noun,
a tiny, quick flash of light.
- biol.
-
- Scone
-
noun,
a small, light, biscuitlike quick bread made of oatmeal, wheat flour, barley meal, or the like.
- Globe
-
noun,
the planet Earth (usually preceded by the).
- biog.
-
- shogi
-
noun,
the Japanese version of chess.
- genic
-
adjective,
of, pertaining to, resembling, or arising from a gene or genes.
- shone
-
noun,
radiance or brightness caused by emitted or reflected light.
- Boche
-
noun,
Older Slang: Disparaging and Offensive. a contemptuous term used to refer to a German, especially a German soldier in World War I or II.
- shtg.
-
- eosin
-
noun,
Also called bromeosin, tetrabromofluorescein. a red, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C 20 H 8 Br 4 O 5 , derived from fluorescein by bromination: used chiefly as an acid dye for dyeing silk a rose red color and as a histological stain.
- siege
-
noun,
the act or process of surrounding and attacking a fortified place in such a way as to isolate it from help and supplies, for the purpose of lessening the resistance of the defenders and thereby making capture possible.
- Eolic
-
noun,
the Greek dialect of ancient Aeolis and Thessaly; Aeolian.
- sight
-
noun,
the power or faculty of seeing; perception of objects by use of the eyes; vision.
- those
-
Idioms,
at that,
in spite of something; nevertheless:
in addition; besides:
- ento-
-
- sigil
-
noun,
a seal or signet.
- enols
-
noun,
an organic compound containing a hydroxyl group attached to a doubly linked carbon atom, as in >C=C(OH)−.
- Enoch
-
noun,
the father of Methuselah. Gen. 5:22.
- shoot
-
noun,
the act of shooting with a bow, firearm, etc.
- Boece
-
noun,
Boethius.
- thong
-
noun,
a strip of material, especially of leather or hide, used to fasten or secure something.
- Engle
-
noun,
Paul (Hamilton) 1908–91, U.S. poet and educator.
- Engel
-
noun,
Lehman [ley-muh n] /ˈleɪ mən/ (Show IPA), 1910–1982, U.S. conductor and composer.
- lotic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or living in flowing water.
- Bogie
-
noun,
Automotive. (on a truck) a rear-wheel assembly composed of four wheels on two axles, either or both driving axles, so mounted as to support the rear of the truck body jointly.
- bogle
-
noun,
a bogy; specter.
- encl.
-
- Elton
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Elsie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- shote
-
noun,
shoat (def 1).
- biont
-
- shoon
-
noun,
plural of shoe.
- Esth.
-
- estoc
-
noun,
a thrusting sword of the 13th–17th centuries having a long, narrow blade of rectangular section.
- Oost
-
noun,
Jacob van [yah-kawp vahn] /ˈyɑ kɔp vɑn/ (Show IPA), 1600?–71, and his son, Jacob van, 1639?–1713, Flemish painters.
- nest
-
noun,
a pocketlike, usually more or less circular structure of twigs, grass, mud, etc., formed by a bird, often high in a tree, as a place in which to lay and incubate its eggs and rear its young; any protected place used by a bird for these purposes.
- sci.
-
- STOL
-
noun,
a convertiplane that can become airborne after a short takeoff run and has forward speeds comparable to those of conventional aircraft.
- Toni
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Antoinette or Antonia.
- o-os
-
noun,
any of several species of Hawaiian honey eaters of the genus Moho, especially the extinct M. nobilis, of the island of Hawaii, that had black plumage and two tufts of yellow plumes used to make ceremonial robes for the Hawaiian kings.
- Osee
-
noun,
Hosea.
- noes
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- stob
-
noun,
a post, stump, or stake.
- sch.
-
- Togo
-
noun,
Heihachiro [hey-hah-chee-raw] /ˈheɪ hɑˈtʃi rɔ/ (Show IPA), Marquis, 1847–1934, Japanese admiral.
- thi-
-
- neo-
-
- Oslo
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Norway, in the SE part, at the head of Oslo Fiord.
- scil
-
- nobs
-
noun,
Slang. the head.
- Neil
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- sign
-
noun,
a token; indication.
- tong
-
noun,
tongs.
- this
-
Idioms,
with this, following this; hereupon:
- site
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- Sion
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Valais, in SW Switzerland.
- shog
-
noun,
a shake; jolt.
- then
-
noun,
that time:
- sinh
-
noun,
hyperbolic sine.
- togs
-
noun,
a coat.
- nibs
-
noun,
his/her nibs, Informal: Often Facetious. a person in authority, especially one who is demanding and tyrannical:
- Tine
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- snot
-
noun,
Vulgar. mucus from the nose.
- Noel
-
noun,
the Christmas season; yuletide.
- ogee
-
noun,
a double curve, resembling the letter S, formed by the union of a concave and a convex line.
- noil
-
noun,
a short fiber of cotton, wool, worsted, etc., separated from the long fibers in combing.
- stlg
-
- NICE
-
noun,
a port in and the capital of Alpes-Maritimes, in SE France, on the Mediterranean: resort.
- nogs
-
noun,
any beverage made with beaten eggs, usually with alcoholic liquor; eggnog.
- thee
-
pronoun,
the objective case of thou1 :
- OEEC
-
- Nebo
-
noun,
Mt. See under Pisgah.
- SINE
-
noun,
Trigonometry.
(in a right triangle) the ratio of the side opposite a given acute angle to the hypotenuse.
(of an angle) a trigonometric function equal to the ratio of the ordinate of the end point of the arc to the radius vector of this end point, the origin being at the center of the circle on which the arc lies and the initial point of the arc being on the x-axis. Abbreviation: sin.
- Tshi
-
noun,
Twi.
- Tees
-
noun,
a river in N England, flowing E along the boundary between Durham and Yorkshire to the North Sea. 70 miles (113 km) long.
- tegs
-
noun,
Animal Husbandry.
a two-year-old sheep that has not been shorn.
the wool shorn from such a sheep.
- NEBS
-
noun,
a bill or beak, as of a bird.
- teil
-
noun,
Archaic. the European linden, Tilia europaea.
- tel-
-
- tosh
-
noun,
nonsense; bosh.
- Oboe
-
noun,
a woodwind instrument having a slender conical, tubular body and a double-reed mouthpiece.
- NEbE
-
- Ting
-
noun,
a tinging sound.
- NCTE
-
- silo
-
noun,
a structure, typically cylindrical, in which fodder or forage is kept.
- soil
-
noun,
the portion of the earth's surface consisting of disintegrated rock and humus.
- shoo
-
interjection,
(used to scare or drive away a cat, dog, chickens, birds, etc.)
- teen
-
noun,
Archaic. suffering; grief.
- otic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the ear; auricular.
- obis
-
noun,
a long, broad sash tied about the waist over a Japanese kimono.
- Sol.
-
- sole
-
noun,
the bottom or under surface of the foot.
- Neh.
-
- ScBE
-
- SBLI
-
- the-
-
- tool
-
noun,
an implement, especially one held in the hand, as a hammer, saw, or file, for performing or facilitating mechanical operations.
- obol
-
noun,
a silver coin of ancient Greece, the sixth part of a drachma.
- SBIC
-
- teel
-
noun,
til.
- OTOH
-
- Otoe
-
noun,
Oto.
- toon
-
noun,
an Asian tree, Cedrela toona, of the mahogany family, yielding an aromatic red wood used for furniture, carving, etc.
- Neel
-
noun,
Louis Eugène Félix [lwee œ-zhen fey-leeks] /lwi œˈʒɛn feɪˈliks/ (Show IPA), 1904–2000, French physicist: Nobel prize 1970.
- oto-
-
- tens
-
noun,
a self-operated portable device used to treat chronic pain by sending electrical impulses through electrodes placed over the painful area.
- Otis
-
noun,
Elisha Graves, 1811–61, U.S. inventor.
- obit
-
noun,
Informal. an obituary.
- obs.
-
- oohs
-
noun,
the exclamation “ooh.”.
- soon
-
Idioms,
sooner or later, eventually:
- nisi
-
adjective,
not yet final or absolute (used, especially in law, to indicate that a judgment or decree will become final on a particular date unless set aside or invalidated by certain specified contingencies):
- slog
-
noun,
a long, tiring walk or march.
- shot
-
noun,
a discharge of a firearm, bow, etc.
- tile
-
noun,
a thin slab or bent piece of baked clay, sometimes painted or glazed, used for various purposes, as to form one of the units of a roof covering, floor, or revetment.
- oles
-
noun,
a cry of “olé.”.
- silt
-
noun,
earthy matter, fine sand, or the like carried by moving or running water and deposited as a sediment.
- soln
-
- slot
-
noun,
a narrow, elongated depression, groove, notch, slit, or aperture, especially a narrow opening for receiving or admitting something, as a coin or a letter.
- sloe
-
noun,
the small, sour, blackish fruit of the blackthorn, Prunus spinosa, of the rose family.
- Soot
-
noun,
a black, carbonaceous substance produced during incomplete combustion of coal, wood, oil, etc., rising in fine particles and adhering to the sides of the chimney or pipe conveying the smoke: also conveyed in the atmosphere to other locations.
- note
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- Nils
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- slob
-
noun,
a slovenly or boorish person.
- sent
-
noun,
a coin of Estonia until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a kroon.
- tole
-
noun,
enameled or lacquered metalware, usually with gilt decoration, often used, especially in the 18th century, for trays, lampshades, etc.
- Soni
-
- Seth
-
noun,
the third son of Adam. Gen. 4:25.
- Shin
-
noun,
the front part of the leg from the knee to the ankle.
- toch
-
noun,
Ernst [ernst] /ɛrnst/ (Show IPA), 1887–1964, Austrian composer.
- oils
-
noun,
any of a large class of substances typically unctuous, viscous, combustible, liquid at ordinary temperatures, and soluble in ether or alcohol but not in water: used for anointing, perfuming, lubricating, illuminating, heating, etc.
- Thin
-
adverb,
in a thin manner.
- snob
-
noun,
a person who imitates, cultivates, or slavishly admires social superiors and is condescending or overbearing to others.
- nos-
-
- Oise
-
noun,
a river in W Europe, flowing SW from S Belgium through N France to the Seine, near Paris. 186 miles (300 km) long.
- ole-
-
- nose
-
noun,
the part of the face or facial region in humans and certain animals that contains the nostrils and the organs of smell and functions as the usual passageway for air in respiration: in humans it is a prominence in the center of the face formed of bone and cartilage, serving also to modify or modulate the voice.
- nosh
-
noun,
a snack.
- snog
-
verb (used without object),
to kiss and cuddle.
- snit
-
noun,
an agitated or irritated state.
- shee
-
noun,
sídh.
- snib
-
noun,
a bolt, catch, lock, or fastening on a door or window.
- not-
-
- sone
-
noun,
a unit for measuring the loudness of sound, equal to the loudness of a sound that, in the judgment of a group of listeners, is equal to that of a 1000-cycle-per-second reference sound having an intensity of 40 decibels.
- nits
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- Song
-
noun,
a short metrical composition intended or adapted for singing, especially one in rhymed stanzas; a lyric; a ballad.
- slit
-
noun,
a straight, narrow cut, opening, or aperture.
- Olin
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Solo
-
noun,
a musical composition or a passage or section in a musical composition written for performance by one singer or instrumentalist, with or without accompaniment:
- tils
-
noun,
the sesame plant.
- ogle
-
noun,
an amorous, flirtatious, or impertinent glance or stare.
- nots
-
noun,
a Boolean operator that returns a positive result if its operand is negative and a negative result if its operand is positive.
- Seen
-
verb,
past participle of see1 .
- SOHO
-
noun,
a district in London, England, including Soho Square: a predominantly foreign section since 1685; noted for its restaurants.
- Seel
-
verb (used with object),
Falconry. to sew shut (the eyes of a falcon) during parts of its training.
- NTSB
-
- shoe
-
noun,
an external covering for the human foot, usually of leather and consisting of a more or less stiff or heavy sole and a lighter upper part ending a short distance above, at, or below the ankle.
- ten.
-
- sech
-
- nigh
-
adverb,
near in space, time, or relation:
- sec.
-
- Ont.
-
- sith
-
adverb, conjunction, preposition,
since.
- Obie
-
noun,
one of a group of awards given annually, beginning in 1956, by New York City's The Village Voice newspaper for achievement in the off-Broadway theater.
- tone
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- tion
-
- shit
-
noun,
excrement; feces.
- tics
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- SLIC
-
- Nile
-
noun,
a river in E Africa, the longest in the world, flowing N from Lake Victoria to the Mediterranean. 3473 miles (5592 km) long; from the headwaters of the Kagera River, 4000 miles (6440 km) long.
- olio
-
noun,
a dish of many ingredients.
- Oct.
-
- Ochs
-
noun,
Adolph Simon, 1858–1935, U.S. newspaper publisher.
- sene
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Western Samoa, the 100th part of a tala.
- sice
-
noun,
syce.
- Ste.
-
- nolo
-
noun,
nolo contendere.
- once
-
noun,
a single occasion; one time only:
- Ohio
-
noun,
a state in the NE central United States: a part of the Midwest. 41,222 sq. mi. (106,765 sq. km). Capital: Columbus.
Abbreviation: OH (for use with zip code), O.
- Sig.
-
- sigh
-
noun,
the act or sound of sighing.
- Tobe
-
noun,
the principal outer garment in some parts of north and central Africa, consisting of a length of cloth that is sewn into a long loose skirt or is draped around the body and fastened over one shoulder.
- toil
-
noun,
hard and continuous work; exhausting labor or effort.
- Tob.
-
- sego
-
noun,
sego lily.
- stg.
-
- 1080
-
- Loti
-
noun,
a cupronickel coin, paper money, and monetary unit of Lesotho, equal to 100 lisente.
- est.
-
- Eng.
-
- engs
-
noun,
the symbol, ŋ, that, in the International Phonetic Alphabet and in the pronunciation alphabets of some dictionaries, represents the voiced velar nasal consonant indicated in English spelling by (ng), as in the pronunciations of cling [kling] /klɪŋ/ (Show IPA) and clink [klingk] /klɪŋk/ (Show IPA).
- enl.
-
- enol
-
noun,
an organic compound containing a hydroxyl group attached to a doubly linked carbon atom, as in >C=C(OH)−.
- Enos
-
noun,
the son of Seth. Gen. 5:6.
- Ens.
-
- eons
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- esne
-
noun,
(in Anglo-Saxon England) a member of the lowest class; laborer.
- eso-
-
- Este
-
noun,
a city in NE Italy: medieval fortress; ancient Roman ruins.
- enc.
-
- etc.
-
- etch
-
noun,
Printing. an acid used for etching.
- Eth.
-
- eths
-
noun,
a letter in the form of a crossed d, written đ or ð, used in Old English writing to represent both voiced and unvoiced th and in modern Icelandic and in phonetic alphabets to represent voiced th.
- etic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or being the raw data of a language or other area of behavior, without considering the data as significant units functioning within a system.
- Eton
-
noun,
a town in Berkshire, in S England, on the Thames River, W of London: the site of Eton College.
- gees
-
noun,
a sum of one thousand dollars:
- gelt
-
noun,
money.
- Gen.
-
- gene
-
noun,
the basic physical unit of heredity; a linear sequence of nucleotides along a segment of DNA that provides the coded instructions for synthesis of RNA, which, when translated into protein, leads to the expression of hereditary character.
- ence
-
- Else
-
Idioms,
or else, or suffer the consequences:
- Gent
-
noun,
Informal. gentleman (defs 1, 2).
- Cote
-
noun,
a shelter, coop, or small shed for sheep, pigs, pigeons, etc.
- COLT
-
noun,
a young male animal of the horse family.
- Con.
-
- cone
-
noun,
Geometry.
a solid whose surface is generated by a line passing through a fixed point and a fixed plane curve not containing the point, consisting of two equal sections joined at a vertex.
a plane surface resembling the cross section of a solid cone.
- cool
-
noun,
something that is cool; a cool part, place, time, etc.:
- coon
-
noun,
raccoon.
- Coos
-
noun,
a language of a group of American Indians indigenous to the coast of Oregon.
- coot
-
noun,
any aquatic bird of the genus Fulica, as F. americana, of North America, and F. atra, of the Old World, characterized by lobate toes and short wings and tail.
- cose
-
verb (used without object),
coze.
- cosh
-
noun,
a blackjack; bludgeon.
- Cost
-
noun,
the price paid to acquire, produce, accomplish, or maintain anything:
- cts.
-
- Elis
-
noun,
an ancient country in W Greece, in the Peloponnesus: site of the ancient Olympic Games.
- ebon
-
adjective,
ebony (def 6).
- Echo
-
noun,
a repetition of sound produced by the reflection of sound waves from a wall, mountain, or other obstructing surface.
- echt
-
adjective,
real; authentic; genuine.
- eco-
-
- ect-
-
- EEOC
-
- egis
-
noun,
aegis.
- egos
-
noun,
the “I” or self of any person; a person as thinking, feeling, and willing, and distinguishing itself from the selves of others and from objects of its thought.
- Elbe
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing from the W Czech Republic NW through Germany to the North Sea. 725 miles (1165 km) long.
- elhi
-
adjective,
elementary and high-school:
- gens
-
noun,
a group of families in ancient Rome claiming descent from a common ancestor and united by a common name and common ancestral religious rites.
- loth
-
adjective,
loath.
- Coln
-
noun,
former German name of Cologne.
- hol-
-
- hest
-
noun,
behest.
- hets
-
noun,
a heterosexual person.
- hgt.
-
- Hilo
-
noun,
a seaport on E Hawaii island, in SE Hawaii.
- hilt
-
noun,
the handle of a sword or dagger.
- hins
-
noun,
an ancient Hebrew unit of liquid measure equal to about one and one half gallons (5.7 liters).
- hint
-
noun,
an indirect, covert, or helpful suggestion; clue:
- hobo
-
noun,
a tramp or vagrant.
- hobs
-
noun,
a projection or shelf at the back or side of a fireplace, used for keeping food warm.
- HOLC
-
- heel
-
noun,
the back part of the human foot, below and behind the ankle.
- Hole
-
noun,
an opening through something; gap; aperture:
- Holi
-
noun,
the Hindu spring festival.
- hols
-
plural noun,
Sometimes, hol. British Informal. holiday (def 5).
- Holt
-
noun,
a wood or grove.
- hone
-
noun,
a whetstone of fine, compact texture for sharpening razors and other cutting tools.
- Hong
-
noun,
(in China) a group of rooms or buildings forming a warehouse, factory, etc.
- Hons
-
noun,
honey (def 6).
- hoot
-
noun,
the cry of an owl.
- Hos.
-
- Hose
-
noun,
a flexible tube for conveying a liquid, as water, to a desired point:
- hent
-
verb (used with object),
to seize.
- Heb.
-
- gest
-
noun,
a story or tale.
- Glee
-
noun,
open delight or pleasure; exultant joy; exultation.
- gets
-
noun,
an offspring or the total of the offspring, especially of a male animal:
- ghee
-
noun,
a kind of liquid butter, used especially in the cooking of India, made from the milk of cows or buffaloes and clarified by boiling.
- Gibe
-
noun,
a taunting or sarcastic remark.
- gibs
-
noun,
a hooked prolongation that develops during the spawning season on the lower jaw of a male salmon or trout.
- gils
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Gilbert.
- gilt
-
noun,
the thin layer of gold or other material applied in gilding.
- Gino
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Gish
-
noun,
Dorothy, 1898–1968, and her sister Lillian, 1896–1993, U.S. film actresses.
- gist
-
noun,
the main or essential part of a matter:
- gite
-
noun,
a furnished vacation home in France that is available for rental, especially in a rural setting.
- Glen
-
noun,
a small, narrow, secluded valley.
- gosh
-
interjection,
(used as an exclamation or mild oath):
- glib
-
adjective,
readily fluent, often thoughtlessly, superficially, or insincerely so:
- glob
-
noun,
a drop or globule of a liquid.
- Gobi
-
noun,
a desert in E Asia, mostly in Mongolia. About 500,000 sq. mi. (1,295,000 sq. km).
- gobo
-
noun,
a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.
- gobs
-
noun,
a mass or lump.
- GOES
-
noun,
plural of go1 .
- gon-
-
- Gone
-
noun,
the act of going:
- goon
-
noun,
Informal. a hired hoodlum or thug.
- goos
-
noun,
a thick or sticky substance:
- cols
-
noun,
Physical Geography. a pass or depression in a mountain range or ridge.
- Cole
-
noun,
any of various plants of the genus Brassica, of the mustard family, especially kale and rape.
- hots
-
noun,
the hots, Slang. intense sexual desire or attraction.
- bole
-
noun,
the stem or trunk of a tree.
- bite
-
noun,
an act of biting.
- blin
-
noun,
singular of blini.
- BLit
-
- bloc
-
noun,
a group of persons, businesses, etc., united for a particular purpose.
- blot
-
noun,
a spot or stain, especially of ink on paper.
- Bogo
-
noun,
buy one, get one: an offer to a customer to buy an item and receive a second item at a discount.
- boho
-
noun,
bohemian (def 2):
- boil
-
noun,
the act or an instance of boiling.
- Bol.
-
- Bolo
-
noun,
a large, heavy, single-edged knife or machete for hacking, used in the Philippines and by the U.S. Army.
- Bion
-
noun,
flourished c100 b.c, Greek pastoral poet.
- Bolt
-
noun,
a movable bar or rod that when slid into a socket fastens a door, gate, etc.
- Bone
-
noun,
Anatomy, Zoology.
one of the structures composing the skeleton of a vertebrate.
the hard connective tissue forming the substance of the skeleton of most vertebrates, composed of a collagen-rich organic matrix impregnated with calcium, phosphate, and other minerals.
- bong
-
noun,
a dull, resonant sound, as of a large bell.
- bons
-
noun,
Cape, a cape on the NE coast of Tunisia: surrender of the German African forces, May 12, 1943.
- boon
-
noun,
something to be thankful for; blessing; benefit.
- boos
-
noun,
an exclamation of contempt or disapproval:
- Boot
-
noun,
a covering of leather, rubber, or the like, for the foot and all or part of the leg.
- Bosc
-
noun,
a large, greenish-yellow variety of pear.
- Bose
-
noun,
Sir Jagadis Chandre [juh-guh-dees chuhn-druh] /dʒə gəˈdis ˈtʃʌn drə/ (Show IPA), 1858–1937, Indian physicist and plant physiologist.
- bosh
-
noun,
absurd or foolish talk; nonsense.
- BIOS
-
noun,
computer firmware that directs many basic functions of the operating system, as booting and keyboard control.
- bio-
-
- bote
-
noun,
compensation, such as for injury to person or honor.
- bens
-
noun,
the inner or back room of a two-room cottage, especially when used as a combined parlor and bedroom.
- BChE
-
- bchs
-
plural,
bunch.
- been
-
verb,
past participle of be.
- bees
-
noun,
any hymenopterous insect of the superfamily Apoidea, including social and solitary species of several families, as the bumblebees, honeybees, etc.
- beet
-
noun,
any of various biennial plants belonging to the genus Beta, of the amaranth family, especially B. vulgaris, having a fleshy red or white root.
Compare sugar beet.
- begs
-
noun,
bey.
- bels
-
noun,
a unit of power ratio, equal to 10 decibels.
- belt
-
noun,
a band of flexible material, as leather or cord, for encircling the waist.
- Bene
-
adverb,
of validity for the time being but subject to objection or nullification at a later date; provisionally:
- Beni
-
noun,
a river flowing NE from W Bolivia to the Madeira River. About 600 miles (965 km) long.
- Bent
-
noun,
direction taken, as by one's interests; inclination:
- bint
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to a woman or girl.
- BEST
-
noun,
something or someone that is best:
- bet.
-
- Beth
-
noun,
the second letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- Bhil
-
noun,
a people inhabiting the hills of west central India.
- Bice
-
noun,
either of two colors, bice blue or bice green.
- Biel
-
noun,
Lake. Bienne, Lake of.
- bile
-
noun,
Physiology. a bitter, alkaline, yellow or greenish liquid, secreted by the liver, that aids in absorption and digestion, especially of fats.
- bin-
-
- bine
-
noun,
a twining plant stem, as of the hop.
- Bing
-
noun,
a heap or pile.
- bot.
-
- both
-
pronoun,
the one as well as the other:
- Col.
-
- Cloe
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Chloe.
- chs.
-
- CIGS
-
noun,
a cigarette.
- cion
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- cis-
-
- cist
-
noun,
a box or chest, especially for sacred utensils.
- cit.
-
- cite
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- Cleo
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Clio
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the Muse of history.
- clit
-
noun,
clitoris.
- clog
-
noun,
anything that impedes motion or action; an encumbrance; a hindrance.
- chit
-
noun,
a signed note for money owed for food, drink, etc.
- CLOS
-
noun,
a walled vineyard.
- clot
-
noun,
a mass or lump.
- Cobh
-
noun,
a seaport in S Republic of Ireland: port for Cork.
- cobs
-
noun,
a corncob.
- cog.
-
- cogs
-
noun,
(not in technical use) a gear tooth, formerly especially one of hardwood or metal, fitted into a slot in a gearwheel of less durable material.
- Cohn
-
noun,
Edwin Joseph, 1892–1953, U.S. chemist and researcher on blood proteins.
- coho
-
noun,
coho salmon.
- coil
-
noun,
a connected series of spirals or rings into which a rope or the like is wound.
- coin
-
noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- Chon
-
noun,
Also, jun. a monetary unit of North Korea, the hundredth part of a won.
- chis
-
noun,
the twenty-second letter of the Greek alphabet (X, χ).
- bots
-
noun,
a disease affecting various mammals, especially horses, caused by the attachment of the parasitic larvae of botflies to the stomach of the host.
- btl.
-
- BSCE
-
- BSCh
-
- BSEc
-
- BSEE
-
- BSGE
-
- BSHE
-
- BSIE
-
- BSIT
-
- BSOT
-
- BTCh
-
- CBEL
-
- chg.
-
- cees
-
noun,
the letter C.
- Ceil
-
verb (used with object),
to overlay (the ceiling of a building or room) with wood, plaster, etc.
- Cels
-
- cen.
-
- cene
-
- cet-
-
- Cete
-
noun,
a number of badgers together.
- Ceto
-
- Chen
-
noun,
a dynasty that ruled in China a.d. 557–89.
- Chet
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Chester.
- Host
-
noun,
a person who receives or entertains guests at home or elsewhere:
- geo-
-
- int.
-
- Loeb
-
noun,
Jacques [zhahk] /ʒɑk/ (Show IPA), 1859–1924, German physiologist and experimental biologist in the U.S.
- lobo
-
noun,
the gray or timber wolf of the western U.S.
- lobs
-
- lich
-
noun,
the body; the trunk.
- lice
-
noun,
plural of louse.
- Loch
-
noun,
a lake.
- ign.
-
- Igbo
-
noun,
Ibo.
- loci
-
noun,
plural of locus.
- Loco
-
noun,
locoweed.
- libs
-
noun,
liberation (def 2):
- log-
-
- lobi
-
noun,
plural of lobus.
- loge
-
noun,
(in a theater) the front section of the lowest balcony, separated from the back section by an aisle or railing or both.
- Lib.
-
- Isle
-
noun,
a small island.
- Logi
-
noun,
a man, a personification of fire, who defeated Loki in an eating contest.
- loin
-
noun,
Usually, loins. the part or parts of the human body or of a quadruped animal on either side of the spinal column, between the false ribs and hipbone.
- Lois
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Leto
-
noun,
the mother by Zeus of Apollo and Artemis, called Latona by the Romans.
- lone
-
adjective,
being alone; without company or accompaniment; solitary; unaccompanied:
- Itch
-
noun,
the sensation of itching.
- LEST
-
conjunction,
for fear that; so that (one) should not (used negatively to introduce a clause expressive of an action or occurrence requiring caution):
- ile-
-
- lobe
-
noun,
a roundish projection or division, as of an organ or a leaf.
- Loon
-
noun,
any of several large, short-tailed, web-footed, fish-eating diving birds of the genus Gavia, of the Northern Hemisphere.
- into
-
adjective,
Mathematics. pertaining to a function or map from one set to another set, the range of which is a proper subset of the second set, as the function f, from the set of all integers into the set of all perfect squares where f (x) = x 2 for every integer.
- Lise
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- LIST
-
noun,
a series of names or other items written or printed together in a meaningful grouping or sequence so as to constitute a record:
- ISBN
-
- lit.
-
- ions
-
noun,
an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
- LitB
-
- Lion
-
noun,
a large, usually tawny-yellow cat, Panthera leo, native to Africa and southern Asia, having a tufted tail and, in the male, a large mane.
- lint
-
noun,
minute shreds or ravelings of yarn; bits of thread.
- lite
-
noun,
light2 (def 36).
- lits
-
noun,
litas.
- Lins
-
noun,
a city in E Brazil.
- Ilse
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- intl
-
- Isin
-
noun,
an ancient Sumerian city in S Iraq: archaeological site.
- ins.
-
- Inge
-
noun,
William (Motter) [mot-er] /ˈmɒt ər/ (Show IPA), 1913–73, U.S. playwright.
- lino
-
noun,
linoleum.
- Line
-
noun,
a mark or stroke long in proportion to its breadth, made with a pen, pencil, tool, etc., on a surface:
- lin.
-
- inch
-
noun,
a unit of length, 1/12 (0.0833) foot, equivalent to 2.54 centimeters.
- lien
-
noun,
Law. the legal claim of one person upon the property of another person to secure the payment of a debt or the satisfaction of an obligation.
- Inc.
-
- ICSH
-
- iso-
-
- Loos
-
noun,
Adolf [ey-dolf;; German ah-dawlf] /ˈeɪ dɒlf;; German ˈɑ dɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1870–1933, Austrian architect and writer.
- lent
-
noun,
(in the Christian religion) an annual season of fasting and penitence in preparation for Easter, beginning on Ash Wednesday and lasting 40 weekdays to Easter, observed by Roman Catholic, Anglican, and certain other churches.
- lees
-
noun,
plural of lee2 .
- Ibos
-
noun,
a member of an indigenous black people of southeastern Nigeria, renowned as traders and for their art.
- ibis
-
noun,
any of several large wading birds of the family Threskiornithidae, of warm temperate and tropical regions, related to the herons and storks, and characterized by a long, thin, downward-curved bill.
Compare sacred ibis.
- lote
-
noun,
lotus.
- Leet
-
noun,
a special annual or semiannual court in which the lords of certain manors had jurisdiction over local disputes.
- ible
-
- lens
-
noun,
a piece of transparent substance, usually glass, having two opposite surfaces either both curved or one curved and one plane, used in an optical device in changing the convergence of light rays, as for magnification, or in correcting defects of vision.
- itol
-
- Leno
-
noun,
Also called leno weave, gauze weave. a weave structure in which paired warp yarns are intertwined in a series of figure eights and filling yarn is passed through each of the interstices so formed, producing a firm, open mesh.
- leg.
-
- Leis
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- loot
-
noun,
spoils or plunder taken by pillaging, as in war.
- lost
-
Idioms,
get lost, Slang.
to absent oneself:
to stop being a nuisance:
- LEGO
-
noun,
one of these blocks, usually as part of a set.
- ices
-
noun,
the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
- Ice.
-
- Lech
-
noun,
a lecherous desire or craving.
- Leos
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
- itis
-
- ichs
-
noun,
a disease of tropical fishes, characterized by small, white nodules on the fins, skin, and eyes, caused by a ciliate protozoan, Ichthyophthirius multifiliis.
- Lose
-
Idioms,
lose face. face (def 51).
- legs
-
noun,
either of the two lower limbs of a biped, as a human being, or any of the paired limbs of an animal, arthropod, etc., that support and move the body.
- Leon
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leo.
- nog
-
noun,
any beverage made with beaten eggs, usually with alcoholic liquor; eggnog.
- Noh
-
noun,
Nō.
- teg
-
noun,
Animal Husbandry.
a two-year-old sheep that has not been shorn.
the wool shorn from such a sheep.
- cl.
-
- Son
-
noun,
a male child or person in relation to his parents.
- Tbi
-
- TBO
-
- LCI
-
- tee
-
noun,
the letter T or t.
- Noe
-
noun,
Noah (def 1).
- TCS
-
- Lee
-
noun,
protective shelter:
- lis
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- TEC
-
noun,
detective.
- COS
-
noun,
romaine.
- COO
-
noun,
a cooing sound.
- CEO
-
- cee
-
noun,
the letter C.
- LCT
-
- NIG
-
verb (used with object),
nidge.
- CGI
-
- CBS
-
- NIH
-
- CGS
-
- STB
-
- cle
-
- Les
-
- CLI
-
- let
-
noun,
British. a lease.
- lg.
-
- STI
-
- lhb
-
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- Teh
-
noun,
Te.
- Clo
-
- cig
-
noun,
a cigarette.
- CIE
-
- CIB
-
- nob
-
noun,
Slang. the head.
- St.
-
- lei
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- CNO
-
- CNS
-
- COB
-
noun,
a corncob.
- sot
-
noun,
a drunkard.
- LEO
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
- Nil
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- STL
-
- Len
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leonard.
- CHI
-
noun,
the twenty-second letter of the Greek alphabet (X, χ).
- Soo
-
noun,
the, Canadian. Sault Ste. Marie.
- Lie
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- NOC
-
- ChE
-
noun,
Ernesto [er-nes-taw] /ɛrˈnɛs tɔ/ (Show IPA), ("Che") 1928–67, Cuban revolutionist and political leader, born in Argentina.
- ChB
-
- ct.
-
- ht.
-
- cs.
-
- Tng
-
- NBC
-
- toe
-
noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- NbE
-
- BHC
-
- NBS
-
- BHL
-
- BHT
-
- bi-
-
- TNB
-
- NCO
-
- tlo
-
- TLC
-
- BIE
-
- ne-
-
- big
-
noun,
the bigs, Sports Slang. the highest level of professional competition, as the major leagues in baseball.
- NEB
-
noun,
a bill or beak, as of a bird.
- NEC
-
- loo
-
noun,
a card game in which forfeits are paid into a pool.
- tog
-
noun,
a coat.
- Ben
-
noun,
the inner or back room of a two-room cottage, especially when used as a combined parlor and bedroom.
- Nee
-
adjective,
born (placed after the name of a married woman to introduce her maiden name):
- too
-
Idioms,
only too. only (def 10).
- TSH
-
- TSE
-
- BCE
-
- BCL
-
- BCh
-
plural,
bunch.
- be-
-
- bl.
-
- BSC
-
- Lot
-
noun,
one of a set of objects, as straws or pebbles, drawn or thrown from a container to decide a question or choice by chance.
- LTh
-
- BCS
-
- bec
-
- BEE
-
noun,
any hymenopterous insect of the superfamily Apoidea, including social and solitary species of several families, as the bumblebees, honeybees, etc.
- LSC
-
- LSI
-
- ton
-
noun,
a unit of weight, equivalent to 2000 pounds (0.907 metric ton) avoirdupois (short ton) in the U.S. and 2240 pounds (1.016 metric tons) avoirdupois (long ton) in Great Britain.
- beg
-
noun,
bey.
- LST
-
- Bel
-
noun,
a unit of power ratio, equal to 10 decibels.
- tin
-
noun,
Chemistry. a low-melting, malleable, ductile metallic element nearly approaching silver in color and luster: used in plating and in making alloys, tinfoil, and soft solders. Symbol: Sn; atomic weight: 118.69; atomic number: 50; specific gravity: 7.31 at 20°C.
- BIT
-
noun,
Machinery.
a removable drilling or boring tool for use in a brace, drill press, or the like.
a removable boring head used on certain kinds of drills, as a rock drill.
a device for drilling oil wells or the like, consisting of a horizontally rotating blade or an assembly of rotating toothed wheels.
- Co.
-
- NIC
-
noun,
a newly industrialized/industrializing country:
- nib
-
noun,
the point of a pen, or either of its divisions.
- bsh
-
- THC
-
- ThB
-
- th-
-
- TGN
-
- COT
-
noun,
a light portable bed, especially one of canvas on a folding frame.
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- BSN
-
- BSE
-
- BSO
-
- BST
-
- Bt.
-
- BTE
-
- BTh
-
- CBE
-
- ch.
-
- CIO
-
noun,
a federation of affiliated industrial labor unions, founded 1935 within the American Federation of Labor but independent of it 1938–55. Abbreviation: C.I.O., CIO.
- NHS
-
- NHL
-
- LON
-
- LOE
-
noun, verb (used with or without object),
love.
- ble
-
- NEG
-
noun,
a photographic negative.
- BLS
-
- BLT
-
plural,
a bacon, lettuce, and tomato sandwich.
- TIC
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- Bn.
-
- BNS
-
- bog
-
noun,
wet, spongy ground with soil composed mainly of decayed vegetable matter.
- Bon
-
noun,
Cape, a cape on the NE coast of Tunisia: surrender of the German African forces, May 12, 1943.
- NHI
-
- LOC
-
- boo
-
noun,
an exclamation of contempt or disapproval:
- NES
-
- NET
-
noun,
a bag or other contrivance of strong thread or cord worked into an open, meshed fabric, for catching fish, birds, or other animals:
- LNG
-
- NGC
-
- NGO
-
noun,
1901–1963, South Vietnamese statesman: president of the Republic of South Vietnam 1956–63.
- NHG
-
- BSL
-
- LBS
-
plural,
pound.
- LBO
-
- HST
-
- goi
-
noun,
goy.
- glb
-
- se-
-
- Hts
-
- in.
-
- gob
-
noun,
a mass or lump.
- ILS
-
- ILO
-
- och
-
interjection,
(used as an expression of surprise, disapproval, regret, etc.)
- il-
-
- git
-
noun,
British Slang. a foolish or contemptible person.
- OCS
-
- goo
-
noun,
a thick or sticky substance:
- IHS
-
- SCB
-
- sc.
-
- got
-
noun,
an offspring or the total of the offspring, especially of a male animal:
- GSC
-
- SBE
-
- sb.
-
- gl.
-
- ine
-
- OTS
-
- get
-
noun,
an offspring or the total of the offspring, especially of a male animal:
- ise
-
- Gel
-
noun,
Physical Chemistry. a semirigid colloidal dispersion of a solid with a liquid or gas, as jelly, glue, etc.
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- IOT
-
- Ios
-
noun,
a small hawk, Buteo solitarius, having two plumage phases and occurring only on the island of Hawaii, where it is a rare species and the only living indigenous bird of prey.
- obl
-
- Ges
-
- ion
-
noun,
an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
- SEN
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- IOC
-
- ing
-
- CSO
-
- SEL
-
noun, adjective, pronoun,
self.
- gie
-
noun,
gi.
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- Gil
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Gilbert.
- INH
-
- GIN
-
noun,
an alcoholic liquor obtained by distilling grain mash with juniper berries.
- GIs
-
noun,
a lightweight, two-piece, usually white garment worn by barefooted martial-arts participants, consisting of loose-fitting pants and a wraparound jacket with cloth belt.
- See
-
noun,
the seat, center of authority, office, or jurisdiction of a bishop.
- So.
-
- gt.
-
- she
-
noun,
a female person or animal.
- oho
-
interjection,
(used as an exclamation to express surprise, taunting, exultation, etc.)
- oo-
-
- Hob
-
noun,
a projection or shelf at the back or side of a fireplace, used for keeping food warm.
- OHG
-
- ons
-
- Hoe
-
noun,
a long-handled implement having a thin, flat blade usually set transversely, used to break up the surface of the ground, destroy weeds, etc.
- ONI
-
- hog
-
noun,
a hoofed mammal of the family Suidae, order Artiodactyla, comprising boars and swine.
- one
-
noun,
the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
- Ibo
-
noun,
a member of an indigenous black people of southeastern Nigeria, renowned as traders and for their art.
- IBN
-
- ooh
-
noun,
the exclamation “ooh.”.
- oic
-
- oil
-
noun,
any of a large class of substances typically unctuous, viscous, combustible, liquid at ordinary temperatures, and soluble in ether or alcohol but not in water: used for anointing, perfuming, lubricating, illuminating, heating, etc.
- Hon
-
noun,
honey (def 6).
- ib.
-
- io-
-
- ics
-
- OIt
-
- OLG
-
- hot
-
noun,
the hots, Slang. intense sexual desire or attraction.
- o-o
-
noun,
any of several species of Hawaiian honey eaters of the genus Moho, especially the extinct M. nobilis, of the island of Hawaii, that had black plumage and two tufts of yellow plumes used to make ceremonial robes for the Hawaiian kings.
- hit
-
noun,
an impact or collision, as of one thing against another.
- GTC
-
- OEO
-
- GTO
-
- GTS
-
- HBO
-
- ote
-
- OTB
-
- ot-
-
- Hel
-
noun,
the goddess ruling Niflheim: a daughter of Loki and Angerboda.
- Hen
-
noun,
the female of the domestic fowl.
- OSO
-
- OES
-
noun,
the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.
- HIS
-
noun,
any male person or animal; a man:
- het
-
noun,
a heterosexual person.
- ose
-
- OOT
-
- ich
-
noun,
a disease of tropical fishes, characterized by small, white nodules on the fins, skin, and eyes, caused by a ciliate protozoan, Ichthyophthirius multifiliis.
- HIC
-
interjection,
(an onomatopoeic word used to imitate or represent a hiccup.)
- oon
-
- hie
-
verb (used with object),
to hasten (oneself):
- hin
-
noun,
an ancient Hebrew unit of liquid measure equal to about one and one half gallons (5.7 liters).
- OGO
-
- Sgt
-
- Gib
-
noun,
a hooked prolongation that develops during the spawning season on the lower jaw of a male salmon or trout.
- Gee
-
noun,
a sum of one thousand dollars:
- ITC
-
- EIS
-
- ITO
-
noun,
Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
- Eli
-
noun,
a Hebrew judge and priest. I Sam. 1–4.
- ite
-
- els
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- en-
-
- ene
-
- SIT
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- ist
-
- NSC
-
- Nth
-
Idioms,
the nth degree / power,
a high degree or power.
the utmost degree or extent:
- Isl
-
- EOE
-
- eon
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- EOS
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of the dawn, identified by the Romans with Aurora.
- Esc
-
- EGO
-
noun,
the “I” or self of any person; a person as thinking, feeling, and willing, and distinguishing itself from the selves of others and from objects of its thought.
- EEO
-
- ese
-
- Eg.
-
- CST
-
- cte
-
- SOC
-
noun,
sociology or a class or course in sociology.
- ctg
-
- SOB
-
noun,
the act of sobbing; a convulsive catching of the breath in weeping.
- ctn
-
plural,
carton.
- lb.
-
plural,
pound.
- eo-
-
- EEL
-
noun,
any of numerous elongated, snakelike marine or freshwater fishes of the order Apodes, having no ventral fins.
- EbN
-
- EBS
-
- ec-
-
- ECG
-
- Lt.
-
- EEC
-
- EEG
-
- SLE
-
- SIC
-
adverb,
so; thus: usually written parenthetically to denote that a word, phrase, passage, etc., that may appear strange or incorrect has been written intentionally or has been quoted verbatim: (sic).
- TSI
-
- Sib
-
noun,
a kinsman; relative.
- OSB
-
- Geb
-
noun,
the god of the earth and the father of Osiris and Isis.
- GCT
-
- GCI
-
- GCE
-
- gi.
-
- GCB
-
- GBE
-
- ETS
-
- obi
-
noun,
a long, broad sash tied about the waist over a Japanese kimono.
- sho
-
- ish
-
- OBE
-
- OTC
-
- ETO
-
- sht
-
- ESL
-
- Oc.
-
- ob.
-
- N.
-
- Eb
-
- GN
-
- L2
-
- OH
-
noun,
the exclamation “oh.”.
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- LO
-
adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of low1 , used especially in labeling or advertising commercial products:
- GB
-
- NB
-
- NC
-
- HO
-
noun,
a sexually promiscuous woman.
- NG
-
- HL
-
- SN
-
- ee
-
- EI
-
- GO
-
noun,
the act of going:
- G.
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- GC
-
- O.
-
- le
-
- BO
-
- CB
-
- ol
-
- CE
-
- ic
-
- BC
-
- i.
-
- B-
-
- NI
-
- L1
-
- IT
-
noun,
(in children's games) the player called upon to perform some task, as, in tag, the one who must catch the other players.
- HE
-
noun,
any male person or animal; a man:
- SG
-
- el
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- ln
-
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- T1
-
- IG
-
- S.
-
- NL
-
- sh
-
interjection,
(used to urge silence.)
- HI
-
adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of high:
- h.
-
- TG
-
- TB
-
- t.
-
- eh
-
interjection,
(an interrogative utterance, usually expressing surprise or doubt or seeking confirmation).
- No
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- OE
-
noun,
oy2 .
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- BG
-
- BH
-
- LI
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- LH
-
- GH
-
- OG
-
- NH
-
- TC
-
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- TN
-
- LC
-
- L.
-
- TL
-
- HG
-
- SL
-
- HB
-